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Every year, federal and state wildlife agencies in the US breed millions of fish and release them into the wild, all for fishers to catch. To see some fish stocking in action and learn more about the process, Vox producer Nate Krieger went on a fish stocking run with employees of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. In just under an hour, they released 675 live trout into the Mianus River for the recreation of local fishermen. But introducing non-native fish can wreak havoc on an ecosystem. So why are state wildlife agencies doing it by the million? This video examines the strange paradox that incentivizes states to do something that, at least in some cases, hurts the very ecosystem they're trying to conserve. Read more: https://www.vox.com/videos/486341/why-are-states-unleashing-millions-of-these-fish Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@voxdotcom Check out our articles: https://www.vox.com/ Listen to our podcasts: https://www.vox.com/podcasts