Seth Green (pisciculture)
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Seth Green
BornMarch 19, 1817(1817-03-19)
DiedAugust 18, 1888
Resting place
Mount Hope Cemetery,
Rochester, New YorkKnown forFish Farming pioneerFor the actor, see
Seth Green.
Seth Green (
March 19,
1817 -
August 18,
1888) was a pioneer in
fish farming (
Pisciculture and
Aquaculture). He established the first
fish hatchery in the
United States in the
Town of Caledonia.
Seth Green was born in
Rochester, New York. He was an outdoor enthusiast and ran a fish and game shop in Rochester before conceiving the idea of propagating his own stock of fish. In 1864 he opened up the first fish hatchery in the
Western Hemisphere in
Caledonia, New York farming
salmon.
[1] Later, he expanded his techniques to other species, including
shad and
trout.
In 1871 Green brought 10,000
American shad to the
Sacramento River. The shad took well to the new water and the population exploded.
[2]
Green received many awards for his ideas and developments. The
Seth Green Trail in Rochester is named after him. Green has been credited by some biographers for inventing the
fishing reel.