So they're there strictly to justify irresponsible late coho net fisheries? That would seem to be the current state of things. Not a worthwhile investment of public money, or even corporate money, IMO.

Everybody knows hatchery fish are only produced to make otherwise unsustainable fisheries possible. If no fisheries are allowed, all those fish can possibly do is a very minimal amount of damage to whatever's left of the native gene pool, which is a net loss for the very fish they are intended to protect via supplementation, right? Not a lick of sense in throwing more money at fish that will die in lakes, while their carcasses would be worth much more to the river. Completely counterproductive, and frankly insane. Put those resources into something that benefits fish, society, or (gasp) both.