Originally Posted By: No More Ice Fishin
wouldn't a resource manager want to weigh how many more steelhead a broodstock program puts into the Quinault vs. how many it takes out due to compromising the genes of wild fish and subsequently causing them to die before spawning?


Well,yes...it's literally the only metric that matters, and one that to my knowledge has never once been measured.

The most significant "measure" of how effective they are tend to be anecdotal stories from guides who participate in the broodstock collection and take clients fishing for the clipped ones...and while I value whatever information they can bring to the table, this information is worthless so far as an actual measuring tool.

Fish on...

Todd
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