UTAH — Wildlife officials in Utah have been restocking remote lakes in the mountain by dropping fish from airplanes, reports Live Science.<br /><br />On Twitter, wildlife officials explained the lakes are being stocked "to provide fishing opportunities for the public."<br /><br />Officials say the fish used are usually only about 3 centimeters to 7 centimeters long and are used to restock more than 200 lakes in the state every year.<br /><br />Officials claim about 95% of the fish are expected to survive the drop because of their small size.<br /><br />Previous methods included using milk cans to store the fish and loading it onto animals such as horses to reach remote areas, CNN reports.<br /><br />However, officials say they have been using this method since 1956 and claims it is less stressful on the fish than the previous method used. <br /><br />The previous method of transporting the fish by ground also reportedly took a lot longer than the current method.
