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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (288934)	5/25/2006 8:03:32 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1585135

Ted, Was that in the latest chainsaw massacre movie? If they clubbed any fish, it was the hatchery fish and not the wild salmon. I'm serious Ted. They actually clubbed a bunch of salmon because of suspected interbreeding between hatchery and wild. I can't help but believe this is incorrect. This is the PNW.....we don't kill animals; we put knock them out and then take them to their native habitat. Are you sure you're not confusing Canada and seals with salmon and the PNW? Why even release hatchery salmon into the wild then? Won't interbreeding be inevitable? They are/were releasing hatchery salmon in runs where the salmon populations are badly depleted. The salmon runs on a number of rivers have been really low for the past ten years. Its been of great concern to fishermen and environmentalsts. Just this past year, another run has gotten into trouble........where in previous years, there had been thousands of salmon making the trip as of two weeks ago something like 78 fish had come through the fish ladder. Thus, the hatchery salmon were intended to make up for the shortfall. Unfortunately, they are finding that the hatchery salmon are not as good with predators and the males are not as aggressive in their mating.......plus the meat doesn't taste as good. When they made the release starting in the 1990s, they didn't fully understand the two negative characteristics of the hatchery salmon. Making matters worse, as they mate with wild salmon, the negative traits are being passed om to the wild salmon. As a consequence, wildlife workers are starting to separate the two types of salmon. Having said all that, I just find it hard to believe they would club the hatchery fish. Its possible but it seems out of character. Oops.......you were right. Sorry: "Oregon hatchery workers will use clubs and electricity to euthanize thousands of surplus salmon this fall to avert a deluge of hatchery fish that would weaken the dwindling gene pool of wild coho. Earlier this year, state officials said they'd use overdoses of carbon dioxide to kill off extra hatchery fish, but changed their minds after discovering the gas didn't kill fish quickly. "Clubbing is by far the most effective and most humane method of killing fish," said Steve Williams of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's fish division." citizenreviewonline.org