Originally Posted By: Carcassman
It already is the AK hatchery pinks eating all the food up in the N Pacific. Apparently pinks are very strong competitors with most everything else that wants to eat their preferred food.


Sheer numbers game, and a perfect example of why planting more hatchery fish isn't always a great idea.

Cut marine salmon harvest in half, give commercial harvesters an ex-vessel price reflective of the actual market (not the 1950 market), and watch the magic happen. Even if it doesn't result in a real recovery, it would result in more fishing opportunity and better stream productivity close to home.