I am not fish biologist nor do I claim to be one. But some one please tell me what is wrong with taken wild fish eggs and milt and hatch them in a controlled environment away from floods and predators. So that it insures maximum survival, then release the fry into the river system. Can you still call them wild fish? I don’t know.
With loss of natural habitat from urban growth and logging and 100 year floods every other year I see unfortunate need for hatcheries. From what I see a lot of the Puget Sound rivers have already lost their natural spawning areas and need help to keep the runs going. So if I am wrong please explain.