This week in what are you doing?: Backyard Fish
Unreal! Wild and crazy legislators in Alaska – a state that banned net-pen fish farming in 1989 in part because of fears some of the …
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TU opposes proposal that would place hatchery trout in Pa. wild waters
The Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited has taken a stand against a proposed regulation for 12 wild trout waterways.. Lenny Lichvar, president of the Pennsylvania Council …
Not So Pretty In Pink
According to new research, pink salmon hatchery programs have been so successful they are harming other species. Scientists from Vancouver Island, Alaska, and Washington State …
Hatchery vs. Wild Steelhead: What the Science Says
Hint: They don’t co-exist The debate around the efficacy and impact of fish hatcheries has been ongoing for decades. On the one hand, hatcheries have …
Fish Math
Evidence has been hotly debated to support the theory that dumping billions of hatchery salmon into the Pacific can play havoc with wild ecosystems. Now …
Release of captive-bred native fish negatively impacts ecosystems
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that large-scale fish releases negatively impact ecosystems as a whole, while offering …
The broken promise of salmon hatcheries
Steamboater and North Umpqua Foundation board member Karl Konecny argues that it’s time to give up our addiction to hatcheries and focus on restoring Oregon’s …
How Not to Count Salmon
Data reporter Irena Hwang thought counting fish to evaluate the hatchery system in the Pacific Northwest sounded like a fun project. That was before she …
Too Many Pinks in the Pacific
There are three times more pink salmon in the ocean than there were about 50 years ago. Nearly three out of every four salmon in …
NH hatcheries to get a boost; environmentalists say that’s a problem
With $55 million in federal relief funds, the state of New Hampshire is preparing to update its fish hatcheries and build two new facilities with …