The problem is, is that the general public does not trult know the differance between wild and hatchery steelhead. Hell, most people do not even know what a steelhead is.

We must first educate the public to what truly makes a wild fish wild and hatchery fish, a hatchery fish. We must then make the native steelhead very charismatic as in the bald eagle, spotted owl, king salmon, the grizzly bear etc. The general public tends to only care about charismatic species but when they do care, alot of people care ALOT...enough, atleast, to help us in our battle to save the wild steelhead.

[ 04-01-2001: Message edited by: RPetzold ]