There is no need for a hatchery on a free-flowing Elwha.

The existing one should be dismantled as soon as the dams come down.

The wild fish WILL recover if simply left alone. JFC! they've managed to do it for millennia without our "help".

Recovery of abundant salmon runs requires three ingredients... good habitat, ready access, and just leave them alone.

The question is do fish managers have the discipline to do so.

Apparently not.
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"If you don't kill them, they will spawn." (Carcassman)


The Keen Eye MD
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