This is a complete joke. The temporary hatchery never came near its capacity so why build a newer bigger hatchery???

Years ago I wrote to the assistant director of wdfw and asked him this question. He said because there are endangered King salmon in lake washington they legally cannot release any more than the current amount of sockeye. With the very small release that doesn't come anywhere near the temporary hatcheries ability I knew we could never have another sockeye fishery.

When I heard that the new hatchery was being built I about fainted. Why spend 30 million on a hatchery that you can't legally use??????

This new hatchery cannot legally release 1 fish more than the temporary hatchery.