Todd, Salmo,

I am not thinking mine the wild fish, I am thinking if they are surplus, and destined for the nets with additional harvest days, As Salmo mentioned earlier. Then if we lay claim to a percentage of " the Surplus". This should reduce their allowable take, and reduce net days when the wild fish are in the system. Helping the wild fish in more the one way.

If 200k out of basin eggs are used, and we plan on the same egg take from the Surplus wilds. The overall returning numbers will be the same, no wilds lost, just transferred from net to Broodstock, fewer net days will occur as a result. Bonus. For the wild fish. And the fish reared in the hatchery will be of the same origin as those reared in the system, so in effect, the wild fish that mingle with those that don't return to the hatchery will create a much more viable smolt then then they would from out of basin stock. Since run timing has morphed into the entire run.

Todd, no mining, just re-allocating. And because of their reduced take it will me fewer days with nets in the water. And more wilds to get past.