It's too bad we're being forced all of a sudden to make decisions about these issues. The changes on the North Coast are likely to mean altered ways of life for a lot of people and anyone who is happy to see an end to hatchery planting in these rivers needs to be sensative and diplomatic about the situation. There's a lot of fellow fishermen and women and their families scared and or hurting right now. I for one would be happy to see more wild fish returning on the coast, but the number currently retained for the broodstock programs is not that big, so to argue for their release when others are trying desperately to save the broodstock programs is salt on a fresh wound. Personally, I think the north coast is one of the healthier areas in terms of hatchery and wild fish co-mingling. Some rivers receive no plants and have excellent wild populations. There's no room for greed on the part of wild fish advocates right now. (I never thought I'd utter those words) If the hatcheries close as appears to be happening, the wild fish will win either way. If wild fish advocates want to get active right now, try figuring out how to prevent the increase in poaching that is likely to result from the hatchery closure.