Why the hell are they putting a hatchery on this river??? Have we learned nothing? Remove the dams and LEAVE THE RIVER ALONE for 5 years and see what happens. My 2 year old niece could figure that out. I had to speak up on this,this kind of misguided fisheries management really irks me.

The Elwha was once home to a giant race of salmon am I not mistaken? Where are the genetics for this now defunct race of fish coming from? If these fish have 70 miles of spawning habitiat will the hatchery fish utilize this habitat? Chances are won't it be like any other terminal hatchery banana fishery? Is this just to jumpstart the river or be a permanant travesty,either way i think it's a really bad idea. Anyone else have any thoughts on this or am I just overreacting?