The following excerpt is from another board. The discussion was about the ethics of bonking a dark out-of-basin hatchery fish

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So probably no harm if you released a broodstocker. But what to do with colored up hatchery fish, bonk for the good of the wild fishery???
My response:

Yes fight fight fight away.

Run a streamside test fillet. If no good, then donate it back to the stream for nutrient enhancement.

No foul, no waste, good for wild fish.

Just thought I'd see how this would fly among this crowd... what
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