Thousands of baby salmon delivered to Half Moon Bay

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HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KGO) -- Tanker trucks delivered thousands of baby salmon to Pillar Point, off Half Moon Bay on Wednesday. The fish came from the Mokelumne Fish Hatchery near Lodi and will be held in a pen for five days and released into the ocean as part of a rearing project by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Coastside Fishing Club to support commercial and recreational fisheries.

One big tank and #chinook #salmon en route for release in #HalfMoonBay #abc7now pic.twitter.com/rNDUo9NJ7p
— Wayne Freedman (@WayneFreedman) May 18, 2016

Here come the #chinook in #HalfMoonBay #abc7now pic.twitter.com/Wml2vuYC9I
— Wayne Freedman (@WayneFreedman) May 18, 2016

#chinook enter the holding tank for five days acclimation in Half Moon Bay. #abc7now pic.twitter.com/QQz40A8gHO
— Wayne Freedman (@WayneFreedman) May 18, 2016

Look closely. Watch the fingerlings as they fall. #chinook #salmon #abc7now pic.twitter.com/kNajXSE4jL
— Wayne Freedman (@WayneFreedman) May 18, 2016

Splash!! #chinook from hatchery will return to spawn in three years. #abc7now pic.twitter.com/NYcdOu47CT
— Wayne Freedman (@WayneFreedman) May 18, 2016