Locust:
You cite a statement that “Genetic diversity in salmon and steelhead populations is extensive, and within-population diversity usually exceeds the diversity that exists between populations.” How do you support that statement regarding degree of diversity? I agree with Geoduck up there. It sounds backwards to me. Do you have any of your own material here? Sounds like there is a teleprompter nearby.

Isochrome’s question (which is really important) sounds like it was answered better than I could have by bushbear.

Yeah I’m definitely an armchair fish biologist. I have a sound understanding of population genetics, disease and epidemiology (in humans as my day job), but I’m not that current in salmon and steelhead genetics. I think bushbear summed it up nicely above me here. Nice thread to everybody who partook, on what I think is a very important topic.