I agree the hatchery fish are raised to be harvested. But, if you don't get enough of them back to spawn them, you have a problem. It's like draining the dam becuase you think it will fill up with rain water. Who ever believed we would have a dry spring and not get all the water we needed. We all saw that happen in 2001. Maybe allowing more fish in the front of the urn isn't a smart idea. I really can't say. I think it might make us look better if we give a little more before we take. I think there are rivers and streams upriver that are taking the blow of our harvest below the wall.I do know the ones that go over Bonneville first are the ones headed the farthest up the system. Whether or not there are any wild fish past those 8 dams is argueable. We all know that many years went by without fish passage at several of those dams. that's a whole nother dilema.