OncyT:

Thanks for the additional background info which expands upon what I generally understood.

Bottom line seems to be that the White River springer stock has been "saved"; that is, back from the brink through efforts of the Muckleshoot tribe and WDFW and both keep producing and releasing hatchery origin yet unclipped hatchery fish.

In looking at the 2023 Future Brood Document Final it shows 600,000 eggs taken and 550,000 shipped. There is a Memo notation as follows:

"Program implementation is dependent on legal authority and funding. Excess eggs taken will be made available for W.R. SP CR Recovery Program pending funding."

Do those excess eggs constitute the 50K shown in the report as not having been shipped? Whose funding is paying for the 550K? And what happens to them if no funding? Dumped??