Infographic courtesy of Rich Simms and the Wild Steelhead Coalition
Part two of Crosscut's hatchery story.
So, why are hatcheries still an issue? Because, decades after they gained notoriety as one of the factors that threaten salmon recovery, people still catch salmon for fun and profit, and for most of them, catching a hatchery fish is just as much fun and just as profitable as catching one that didn’t start life in a concrete tank. Besides, to the uninformed eye, there’s not much difference.