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How Tribal Hatcheries Promote Good Science, Salmon Recovery, and Feed Orcas.
Chinook and other salmon are returning to rivers across Washington, and state and tribal hatcheries play an important role in buffering the wild population, helping ensure there are salmon for sport fishers, and meeting treaty [...]
Saving Wild Salmon: A 165 Year Conundrum
The striking decline of salmon runs in California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho has been typical of those that have occurred elsewhere. (read more)165-Year-Salmon-Policy-Conundrum
Is Science Biased Toward the Natural?
I argue that unless we are more vigilant guarding against the misuse of science in natural resource policy and management, we risk…READ PDF Version: 2009a - Is Science Biased Toward Natural
Don’t Stop Fighting
Five years ago Thanksgiving I was told I could probably expect to live ten more years — maybe. (read more)
Make Abundance the Priority
It’s time to arm ourselves with facts and demand that our fisheries be managed for abundance and hatcheries receive the funding they deserve. (Read more)
Our Hatcheries Are in Jeopardy
Our Hatcheries are in Jeopardy. Approximately two-thirds of the hatcheries in Oregon were constructed to mitigate for lost natural fish production. Hatcheries didn’t cause the decline of natural production, instead for decades they have helped [...]