I attended this hearing. Both sides seemed to have equal attendance. I found it interesting that the WFC attorney presented contradictory information in his presentation and was not called on it. On the one hand he explains how much money is wasted raising hatchery fish with only a very small return rate on the investment. Then turns around and states that hatchery fish are crowding out the wild fish! How can hatchery fish be overly competing with wild fish when only a very small percent return? Total BS! There is not an over abundance of Steelhead anywhere. Hatchery or otherwise. The fish are not coming back because something other than hatcheries is killing them before they make it back. Lack of an adipose fin is not lethal to wild fish!
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1Sgt U.S. Army (Ret)