The problem I see with Carcassman's argument is that the Cook Creek and Makah hatcheries put out extremely large number of Steelhead that are almost exclusively utilized by them alone. While salmon production can probably be justified, I do wonder about the large numbers of Steelhead they produce.

While a different topic, one thing else that bothers me is that these Federally financed hatcheries are dumping hatchery fish into quite a few small rivers in the area, like the Sekiu river and Moclips river, that have no hatcheries or ways to separate the fish. These rivers also have low levels of development on them. Yet we are being told that the state needs to stop putting hatchery fish on rivers that have more development, and have the means to collect most of the hatchery fish.