Originally Posted By: Todd
I think it's just bad writing...if they were going to end 15% of the planting and shift the other 85% to another facility, they probably wouldn't say "reduce Tokul Creek plants" by 15%, since they'd really be reducing Tokul Creek plants by 100%, and transferring 85% of them to another facility.

Either way, I can't see much of a reason to reduce the plants there at all, at least not to the benefit of wild steelhead.

Fish on...

Todd


see this link: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsi...41396&rfi=6

Reasons for closure: The state is looking at closing the facility for financial and environmental concerns, said Doug Hatfield, who oversees hatchery operations from Issaquah to Darrington. "There's a substantial shortfall of funds in the Wildlife budget, which fully funds Tokul Creek," Hatfield said, adding that some hatcheries in southwest Washington might also shut down. "Conservation considerations" also come into play, with Puget Sound steelheads recently being listed as a "threatened" species, Hatfield said. "Part of the effort of the agency is to come up with plans to ensure the health of stocks going forward, and one step is to establish wildlife fish management zones."