I would add that the Treaties do not mention hatchery fish or wild fish.

It is a time-honored tradition in the PNW to construct hatcheries whenever and wherever salmon habitat is lost. Most of the time it's associated with hydropower development, but not always. I realize we can't put hatcheries everywhere. We still need a source of cool, clean, disease-free water. But as habitat is degraded over time, the Tribes will continue to ask difficult questions on the limits of human habitation on Puget Sound and the Oly Pen. At some point, the prospect of additional hatcheries will arise again. I'm not sure that will ever be a good answer, but that's the direction it's going.





Edited by cohoangler (06/28/16 11:28 AM)