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Originally posted by MetalheadRon:
Well, to answer your question directlty I would prefer a spread on hatchery returns. My reasoning is that yes some would spawn with native fish but the strongest would survive making a longer run with eventually stronger fish throughout the run. This is how species have survived. If the gene pool is so shallow for the hatchery fish then you have add to the mix somewhere and this would allow for nature to have a bigger part in the mixing.
I THOUGHT THE IDEA WAS TO MINIMIZE HATCHERY GENE INTROGRESSION INTO WILD GENE POOLS. . .
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