Seacat, you miss the point with hatchery chums and pinks, or sockeye. You get lots of hatchery fish with very little production cost and virtually no feeding or upkeep...

You don't have to raise or feed them for 1+ years like chinook, coho, or steelhead. Just spawn, hatch the eggs, then release the fry.

If the river rearing habitats continue to decline around here the only salmon left will be chums and pinks.
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