Jacob

The problem is that hatchery fish in our rivers are makeing it extremely difficult to restore wild runs so there are no wild fish then a year like this comes along and there are no hatchery fish to catch either... SO basically you get shafted on both ends no hatchery fish to catch and now because of hatchery fish there are no wild fish...
Rich is right hatchery fish ONLY mask the seriousness of the problems with our rivers and at the same time are a huge problem themselves..

Any way you slice it if we want fisheries for our future we MUST restore our wild runs.. Though some choose to ignore it the science of the hatchervs wild issue is absolutely crystal clear as is the science of salmon recovery.. It has been acomplished in BC and it could happen here. We can have awsome fisheries without hatcheries and no just 30 years from now.. We ,by relying on hatcheries are forefeiting our fishing future.. PERIOD!