Sometimes the anti commercial fishing rhetoric on this site is ammusing but then so are some of the pet bio-illogical theories. All the facts in the continuing debate over farmed salmon are muddied up by everyone who spreads misinformation about the subject so here is a little Factual not anecdotal information re. how long has this been going on. According to Clemens and Wilby, Fishes of the Pacific Coast of Canada {first edition 1946} "The Atlantic Salmon was first introduced into British Coloumbia Waters in 1905, through the transfer of eggs from the Canadian Atlantic Coast to the Cowichan Lake hatchery by the Canadian Department of Fisheries. Further introductions were made over a considerable period of years. The resulting fingerlings and yearlings were liberated in the Cowichan and many other river systems.It was hoped that this much prized fish might become established and provide an attractive angling fihery. However the liberation of young fish did not produce the expected results,although a few individuals were caught in the Cowichan River by anglers. In 1933 and 1934, shipments of Atlantic slmon eggs were secured from Scotland but these introductions wer even less successful, in that no reports of captures were obtained. Although the species has failed to become established, the record is included here because of its historic intrest." We already have enough problems and this one is on the pile . Look up in Alaska those nasty old Alaskans passed laws against the new high tech fish farming industry standing once again in the way of progress The same unholy alliance off Commercial fishers and greenies that keep blocking minning, logging, and hydro development, I digress. Anyway hope you could use the quote from the leading fisheries research team of the time in question.