Bob,

Since the decision is to move the program rather than discontinue it, I agree that it makes more sense to continue it in place with a commitment to monitoring so that some of the speculation can be replaced with factual information. Mimicking the diversity of the wild run seems like a good thing and different from some other wild broodstock program returns. The anecdotal information leans toward intelligent tinkering. The Vedder River broodstock program has persisted more than 30 years now. If it were going to weaken the native run, there should be some indication by now. But like the Snyder Creek program, there has been little to no attempt to measure potential adverse affects.

Gilly,

The Tribe and their staff are probably aware of the Snyder marks, but they may not have a reason to care and therefore don't bother to sample for them.

Sg