Originally Posted By: boater


if you look at area 9 and 10 in puget sound it was closed for chinook fishing for years and now there is a 2 month hatchery only sportfishery for chinook in the summer, i have not seen a model that says this will lead to recovery, has anyone else ??


Boater,

Don’t you ever pay attention. rofl

The majority of PS Chinook are intercepted in BC/AK waters with Hoko river topping the list at 96%+.
What we get is left overs from other fisheries.

I’m on the fence when it comes to hatcheries. My two initial gut feelings are

1) I might not like hatcheries

2)and if it was the intent or goal to get rid of commercial salmon fishing on the west coast they would close all hatcheries and throw away the key.

Of course WDFW would be way ahead in the game to convert hatcheries into land containment fish farms creating a revenue stream, instead of throwing money into a never ending black hole. moose

With that thought--- everybody have a nice safe holiday.--- I’m out of here.


Edited by Lucky Louie (09/04/10 10:28 AM)
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