Sorry for jumping in .. umm well i guess i am not really or I wouldn't be doing it.. I don't know about WT..
But here is what i think...... quotes from the text are normal.. my comments are in all caps..


"Because of the potential for circumventing the high rates of early mortality typically experienced in the wild, artificial propagation may be useful in the recovery of listed salmon species. However, artificial propagation entails risks as well as opportunities for salmon conservation, and its ability to supplement and restore natural populations of Pacific salmon is largely unproven. Despite the fact that many artificial propagation programs for Pacific salmon have succeeded in producing fish for harvest, supplementation programs involving artificial propagation have generally not increased the abundance of natural fish. "

OK SO ARTIFICIAL PRODUCTION IS A RISKY AND UNPROVEM METHOD FOR RESTORING WILD RUNS.... STRIKE ONE..


" Artificial propagation of unlisted species should be conducted to minimize adverse impacts to listed and unlisted species. The liberation of large numbers of fish genetically distinct from natural fish and the impacts of mixed-stock fisheries associated with this enhancement may have profound consequences for the viability of some distinct populations, including loss of genetic integrity and ecological diversity, increased competition, and elevated levels of harvest and natural predation. Management practices involving widespread transplantation of nonlocal stocks may also further endanger listed species or contribute to the decline of unlisted species. Continued artificial propagation of unlisted species must minimize the potential for deleterious effects on both listed and unlisted species if it is to be consistent with the maintenance of genetic and ecological diversity in Pacific salmon. "


OK THIS PARAGRAPH TELLS US THAT WHAT WE ARE ALREADY DOING WITH ARTIFICIAL PRODUCTION IS THE WRONG WAY TO GO ABOUT IT.. STRIKE TWO..


"Artificial propagation of Pacific salmon may be consistent with the purposes of the Endangered Species Act in two situations: 1) when artificial propagation facilitates the recovery of a listed species, or 2) when the enhancement of unlisted populations does not impede the recovery of a listed species or compromise the viability or distinctiveness (and hence be a factor in the listing) of an unlisted species. In either case, the proper management of hatchery operations is essential to minimize adverse effects on listed species. "


" NEITHER OF THOES TWO CONDITIONS ARE MET AT ANY HATCHERY. NO HATCHERY HAS EVER AIDED IN THE RECOVERY OF A LISTED SALMON OR STEELHEAD SPECIES.. EVERY HATCHERY ( WHERE WILD FISH EXSIST TOGETHER) ESPECIALLY COHO AND STEELHEAD IMPEEDES THE RESTORATION OF A WILD STOCK. STRIKE THREE

FOR EVERY HATCHERY COHO OR STEELHEAD THAT SPAWNS WITH A WILD FISH YOU TAKE THE POPULATION OF WILD FISH DOWN BY ONE. wHEN THAT HAPPPENS BY THE THOUSANDS AS HAS HAPPENED IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN YOU RND UP WITH NO OR VERY FEW WILD FISH LEFT WHICH IS BASICALLY WHAT WE HAVE NOW. i AM NOT SUGGESTING WE CLOSE ALL HATCHERIES I AM SUGGESTING WE NEED TO CHANGE HOW AND SOMETIMES WHEN WE PUT HATCHERY FISH BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HELP WILD FISH AND ALWAYS HURT THEM..