Originally Posted By: Carcassman
I would suggest, along with Drifter, to totally eliminate wild winter-run plants of any kind where there is an established plan to recover wild fish. This includes wholistic habitat restoration, restoration of salmon to provide MDN, balancing predators with fish populations.

Where the habitat can't societally support a wild run that sustains harvests for NI and I, then hatchery winters are planted and the wild run written off.

As to summers, no stocking where there is a documented native run. In the absence of a native run, stock summers so as to provide a fishery. Let the net managers figure out how to avoid over harvest.

Actually set goals and, if the goal is not met, either do more or give up.

+1,
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