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Originally posted by Rob Allen:

artificial propagation may be useful in the recovery of listed salmon species..
Ball One

The fact that many artificial propagation programs for Pacific salmon have succeeded in producing fish for harvest .

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"Artificial propagation of Pacific salmon may be consistent with the purposes of the Endangered Species Act

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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..

Wow. Wild Pitch. Ball Four!

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