Originally Posted By: oregonarcher
Genetically there is no difference between Broodstock and wild. So in terms of Genetics, yes, broodstock don't hurt wild fish.

There is a good read in STS about wild fish, native trout, and broodstock fish.


For clarity, people should stop referring to hatchery fish produced from wild broodstock as "broodstock" fish.

Broodstock fish are simply the fish used to obtain the eggs/sperm for the next crop of hatchery fish. They can be wild or hatchery origin.

That said....

If you are implying that there is no difference between wild fish and hatchery fish derived from wild broodstock.... then you are 100% WRONG.

See the last two paragraphs of my previous post as to why.
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