So a buddy and me were discussing native and hatchery steelhead and he basically says since we are producing hatchery fish he doesn't care how many actual natives are left. He says "they're the same fish anyway". Which i guess technically is true because the hatchery fish share genetics from there native ancestors. Yet over the years hasn't there been slight changes in the genetics of hatchery fish also? I don't know enough about genetics and biology to make much of an argument but I figured some of you may know a thing or two about it. Please chime in if I'm not being to vague here.

Kind of a lame first post, I know

Thanks for your input,

Drew