Jimh,

I think you hit the crux of it with this statement:

"as long as habitat is suitable"

Well guess what if they start counting hatchery fish, then all the habitat protections go out the window.

Why do we need good habitat when we can just raise them in the hatchery.

Big business gets cart blanche to rape the environment. All for the sake of a few extra bucks, that you and I surely aren't going to be seeing.