As far as I know, none of these fish are marked with a fin clip.

My question is this:

What portion of the return is naturally produced (progeny of natural-spawning fish) versus hatchery produced? Do they know? Do they even care?

Is there a MSY escapement goal for naturally spawning fish? Is that where the 350,000 number comes from? How many fish does WDFW typically take for hatchery broodstock requirements?

Salmo g? S malma? Anyone?
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