New science shows that hatcheries rebuild abundant salmon populations
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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