S malma,

I totally agree. Hatcheries definitely have their place.

Sooner or later we won't be able to fish for anything as the treaties don't allow the controls required to actually keep the runs alive for much longer IMHO. While I have absolutely nothing against the treaties I just feel that the way they are written doesn't give the biologists the ability to manage the fisheries correctly. It is so complicated now I don't see how anyone can do a good job of it.

I also feel that there are people that just think the resource is always going to be there so take what you want. Just look at all the gripes about snagging and poaching on the boards lately to see what I mean.

The sad thing is if you read the book it talks about exactly the same things only in 1890 instead of 2004! That is what is really sad! We as a race haven't gotten any better in the last 100+ years!