The controversy about salmon hatcheries
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Abstract
The use of hatcheries has been a subject of lengthy debate in the management of salmon and trout resources in the Pacific Northwest. The problem has resulted in part from the wide distribution of hatchery fish in circumstances where natural populations were disadvantaged by management policy involving hatchery fish and the confusion of the effects of management with the effects of artificial propagation. Recently, the controversy has been epitomized by the recommendations to fisheries management agencies that excess hatchery fish should not be allowed to spawn in the wild, and hatchery fish should be excluded from salmon populations listed under the Endangered Species Act. The authors of the present article disagree with those recommendations and conclude that hatchery fish have an important role in recovery and supplementation of wild stocks. The present article is an attempt to help give balance to the discussion by providing a different perspective on hatchery fish and the literature pertaining to artificial propagation.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | The controversy about salmon hatcheries |
| Series title | Fisheries Magazine |
| DOI | 10.1577/1548-8446(2004)29[12:TCASH]2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Year Published | 2004 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Fisheries Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Fisheries Research Center |
| Description | 20 p. |
| First page | 12 |
| Last page | 31 |
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