So after they allow passage to some 70 miles of habitat from the removal of the dams no hatchery fish will venture any further than the hatchery? Once they increase the number of releases they will have no interaction with the wild salmon and steelhead? After years and years of a failed hatchery system in the State of Washington that has been well documented to have an adverse affect on wild native stocks in almost every river system they are located we are asked to believe this one will be different? I wil admit that I am biased. I want to see the return of the native fish to the Elwha. I want to see nature undo what we have done without us screwing it up any further. This is an opportunity to see how nature will do if we stay out of the way. This river could provide much needed knowledge to recover salmon and steelhead in other rivers. Washington used to have millions fo salmon and steelhead return to her rivers. Now most of the returns are so poor we can't even fish them anymore. Here is a chance to allow a river to recover naturally and learn how it does it. But, no, lets screw this one up also with out of system hatchery drones just as we have done with all to the other rivers.
Last edited by Kerry Stratton; 02-16-2012 at 01:21 AM.
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