Wild Steelhead Victory! 
Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 12:00AM
El Guapo in Conservation, Environment, News, fish in the news, native fish society, wild steelhead vs. hatchery steelhead

 

Some good news from the Native Fish Society

Thanks to continued pressure from our Save Sandy Salmon Campaign, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) suspended its collection of wild winter steelhead this year for its hatchery programs in the Sandy, Clackamas, Santiam, McKenzie and Middle Fork Willamette Rivers.

Hundreds of wild steelhead will be free to spawn in their natal streams this spring instead of being captured and spawned artificially to boost hatchery numbers!

The comments in the Oregon Live article are a good read.

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