“…Despite this reduction, increased rearing temperatures are often used to increase speed of development and manipulate the timing of fish production (D. J. Fraser et al, 2019; Marten, 1992), induce triploidy and sterilize fish for release (Galbreath & Samples, 2000), and to prepare individuals for post release environments with elevated water temperatures (Cook, Wilson, et al, 2018; Durtsche et al, 2021; Penney et al, 2021; Warriner et al, 2020). It is thought that elevated temperatures drive eggs to hatch in an underdeveloped state, due to accelerated activity and development of the hatch gland, compared to fish reared on temperatures that are cooler and closer to optimal (Hayes et al, 1953); and could be one cause of increased mortality, particularly at the hatched stage as found in our study.…”