New science shows that hatcheries rebuild abundant salmon populations

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Hatcheries are effective for rebuilding abundance and productivity of chinook salmon without impacting wild fish according to research in the journal Molecular Ecology. Researchers found hatchery-reared salmon that spawned with wild salmon had the same reproductive success as salmon left to spawn in the wild. read more

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