Elijah,
Over 4000 fish is a lot of fish. I told you the tribe also recycles their fish in the river. That is a lot of hauling totes, and tossing fish in the river. The permit calls for 4000 carcasses to be recycled. The rest of the fish go out for bid and a buyer buys the fish from the hatcheries and they go to food banks,pet food and fertilizer.
Larry Phillips (Region 6 director) told me that WDFW has agreements with public and private organizations to distribute carcasses into streams across the state. He put me in touch with WDFW bios and hatchery personnel Robert Allan, Randy Aho, James Jenkins and Eric Kinne. On the coast and the straits carcasses are recycled on the Sol Duc, Bogachiel, Elwha, Dungeness. Mckernan and the Skokomish which is pretty saturated with chum. In Grays Harbor, carcasses are recycled at Bingham Creek (Satsop), Forks Creek (WB), Humptulips, Lake Aberdeen, Mayr Bros.(Wishkah),Naselle, Nemah and the Skookumchuck. WDFW staff do the recycling along with volunteers at several of these facilities.
Why do you keep calling me anti-hatchery and a fly fisherman? I already told you I don't fly fish and I buy my licenses and kill and eat hatchery fish. Start doing your own research. I am tired of doing it for you.