And, simply put, there is a hatchery coho program that exists (in large part) to absorb most of the tremendous pressure that we insist on placing on our wild coho populations.

I am just trying to point out to everyone, pro-hatchery and anti-hatchery alike, that coho fishing opportunities would not be nearly as broad and as numerous as they are today without production of hatchery coho, for example.

People can, and do, say what they want about the hatchery fish listing policy being floated by this administration. I do not necessarliy agree with it. But I do recognize that it will, generally, allow our current hatchery production to continue which will, generally, support our current range of fishing opportunities.... AND it helps us conserve our wild stocks.