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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — There was something fishy going on in Jamaica Plain Thursday morning.
Governor Maura Healey joined a group of Boston school students at Jamaica Pond for the annual restocking of trout in hundreds of Massachusetts water bodies.
"The state funds it," Healey told WBZ NewsRadio. "500 sites that get stocked with half a million mostly trout, some salmon, and that’s what’s happening here today in JP."
Healey donned a pair of thigh high waders as she helped the students carry the fish in buckets from trucks down to the water.
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"It’s a super exciting day, a rite of passage in the Commonwealth where we’ve got people who are working hard to make sure that our water bodies are stocked so people can enjoy," Healey said.
Biologist and MassWildlife Assistant Director of Fisheries Todd Richards, who runs the program, told WBZ that restocking the fish is not only good for the ecosystem, but for Massachusetts residents eager to grab a fishing rod and catch some dinner.
"Take advantage of a good food resource and be able to get outside and have some great recreation," Richards said.
WBZ's Madison Rogers (@MadisonWBZ) reports.
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