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Joshua Alexander Heckathorn will spend 30 days in jail for breaking into a fish hatchery facility and pouring bleach into one of the rearing ponds, killing thousands of presmolt Chinook
The maximum fine for poaching Chinook salmon, protected under the Endangered Species Act, is $750 per fish, according to wildlife officials.
Following the shocking incident, 20-year-old Joshua Heckathorn faces a slew of criminal charges.
A man is accused of attempting to poach and then killing nearly 18,000 young Chinook salmon at a tank in Reedsport, Oregon, by pouring bleach into the tank.
Salmon advocates are outraged over a 'senseless' crime that took place at an Oregon fish hatchery on Monday. Officials say Joshua Heckathorn broke into the Reedsport hatchery and poured liquid bleach into a pond, killing around 18,000 salmon.