Video shows Utah wildlife agency restocking lakes by dumping thousands of fish from a plane

• A viral video showed thousands of tiny fish called "fingerlings" being dropped in a Utah lake by plane.
• Planes are used to reach remote lakes because it is difficult to maintain the needed oxygen level in vehicles for long periods of time, according to Reuters.
• There is a high survival rate during the drop because the fish are small, according to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
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A viral video posted to Twitter this week showed thousands of fish being dropped from an aircraft to help re-stock the population in a remote Utah lake earlier this month.

It is more effective to restock the remote Utah lakes using planes because it is difficult to maintain the needed oxygen level in water for long periods of time in vehicles, according to a report from Reuters.

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Around 25,000 young fish called "fingerlings" can be dropped at a single time, according to the report. This type of restocking has occurred in Utah since the 1950s, according to the report.

There is a high survival rate during the drop because the fish are small, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources told Reuters.