Unless things have changed the RFEG program divides the income from E&C between all 14 RFEGs. If an RFEG operates a facility they get the income from any surplusing or other sales which goes back into funding the facility operating cost. Any large volunteer project or operation has part time or full time staff as frankly having did volunteer work depending on day to day operations or fish rearing with only volunteers is not a good idea. You can look up the ALEA and RFEG programs on WDFW's website.

One more time WDFW does not get any income from hatchery surplus. The ALEA funds are different and WDFW has been siphoning funds here for years but ALEA is a bit more of a true volunteer thing than the RFEG program.

SF you raise some good points on harvest but right church wrong pew on who how why benefits. If you boil it down to end results it is the fish that benefit from the carcass sales.