Very interesting. Kind of mirrors what a Washington biologist did as an experiment on the Willapa. As you may have heard, he also recognized the need for re-introduction of key nutrients into streams and started seeding tributaries with surplus carcasses from the local hatchery. Early results were/are encouraging. Now, the seeding of streams is slowly increasing as a way to help rivers that are missing the desperately needed natural carcasses.

Both this and the BC example have a common theme: re-introduction of nutrients to boost the food chain. The beauty of the BC project is that it can be done in situations where surplus carcasses are not available yet, have positive results.

One thing I'm intrigued by is how they determine how much fertilizer is too much or too little. Seems to me it would be easy to dump too much in thus causing water quality problems. But, they apparently have the right formula.

Keep us posted!!