From the Vancouver Sun today.
Dams, mines, forestry and overfishing wiped out many populations. The problems have been compounded by misguided and often costly management efforts and "techno-fixes" -- such as releasing millions of salmon from hatcheries and building spawning channels that weaken the "portfolio effect" because they favour only some populations, says Schindler.
Schindler says habitat restoration needs to be made a policy priority, along with giving the salmon populations time to "rediversify." But he warns that climate change poses threats that could prove to be too much for some salmon: "If rivers become too warm, all bets are off."
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Remote+Alaskan+sockeye+salmon+offer+clues+long+term+survival/3105808/story.htmlThe trouble is too many of our governments are not looking after the habitat and the environment that is so crucial to have any hope of some salmon stocks rebounding and are actually destroying it every year by putting business before good management. Maybe we have to slow down growth and not to expect to have so much. Chris