NRG donates land for expansion of Hubbs-SeaWorld fish hatchery in Carlsbad

NRG donates land for expansion of Hubbs-SeaWorld fish hatchery in Carlsbad

NRG Energy officials announced the company’s donation Thursday of 6.6 acres along the Agua Hedionda Lagoon to Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute for an expansion of its Carlsbad fish hatchery. “Aquaculture is more prevalent than most of us realize,” said Bill Shedd, the institute’s board chair and a son of SeaWorld cofounder Milton Shedd. “More seafood is produced by aquaculture than is produced in the wild.” Much of the seafood consumed in the U…