Originally Posted By: TastySalmon
Originally Posted By: Double Haul
I think the key word is science-driven management. If the science tells us that hatchery steelhead are a detriment to wild recovery are folks willing to accept it and support it without bias to their opportunity at the expense of wild steelhead or blinded to their economic gains by forsaking wild steelhead for hatchery fish. It all depends on your priorities. My personal priority will always be to put wild steelhead first, to me, there is no substitute and I want them in my future and my children's future. If I don't, I personally feel I would be selling my soul. So in the end, regardless of what I wrote at the top, yes I am pro wild steelhead and they come before hatchery steelhead in my preferences, but I will whack everyone of them I get my hands on. I hope I don't get the "elitist a sucks" emoticon, but if I do so be it.



If you cared about wild steelhead, the threat from hatchery steelhead should be on the bottom of your list of known problems preventing healthy natural steelhead populations.

Perhaps you could put some effort into educating people about the effects of substantial loss of habitat and alteration, dams, dikes, development, agriculture, and logging.

Also, when it can be proved that hatchery programs inhibit the performance of natural PS steelhead, please put me on the mailing list so I can get the evidence.


Hatcheries are one of the 4 H's and has much of a culprit as the others you listed above. The good news is that we have better immediate control how we control hatcheries. The film Wild Reverence will a very big opportunity to educate the public on the plight of wild steelhead and the culprits standing in their way. I highly recommend a viewing when the opportunity presents itself. We can do better, if we allow our selves and have a little faith.


Edited by Double Haul (04/20/14 05:44 PM)
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