The mitigation did not fail. It could be done 100% wild brood & never reuse the returning mitigation adults but pass them up for zero loss to the system. The simple fact is that the STATE AGENCIES failed not the concept.

Fish utilized many generations in hatcheries evolve to their environment just as any creature does. If you do not continuously reuse the fish but natural brood one generation then you going to have some effect genetically but it is not measurable. It is time for pragmatism not extremism be it plant fish like hell everywhere to oh my god zero fish that utilized a hatchery. Both are ideas that have about zero validity in todays world, unless you do not want to fish. Then we have museum runs and no harvest. Simple choice really.

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Dazed and confused.............the fog is closing in