Bevra Trout Hatchery
Restoring brown trout. Strengthening a valley.
About Bevra Trout Hatchery
Founded in 2020 in the Assi Ganga Valley India, Bevra Trout Hatchery is a localized conservation effort to restore a unique strain of brown trout, protect a Himalayan ecosystem, and support community-based conservation opportunities.
Our mission is to restore a self-sustaining brown trout population to the Assi Ganga Valley, protect the ecosystem, and preserve the unique Himalayan way of life.
Our Story
In 2012, a devastating monsoon flood combined with hydropower development wiped out nearly every brown trout in the Assi Ganga Valley. This crisis destroyed a distinct, self-sustaining strain of fish that had thrived in the river for a century.
Just six years ago, Bevra Trout Hatchery was founded to answer this challenge. We work with local partners to actively restore healthy populations of this unique brown trout through science-based hatching and stocking, ensuring the survival of the species for another century.
Our Location
Bevra Trout Hatchery sits in the Assi Ganga Valley of the northeastern Indian Himalayas. Its name comes from Bevra Gad, a small glacier-fed stream that supplies the hatchery’s water before merging with the Assi Ganga. The hatchery is deeply connected to this river system—the same waters it works to repopulate.