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Billions spent on Columbia River fail to help salmon and steelhead
RalphH:
from the article provided in the link of my opening post - you read it?
--- Quote ---An investigation by Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica last year found that several federally-subsidized hatcheries on the Columbia River — responsible for 80% of all the salmon in the Columbia River — spent between $250 to $650 for every hatchery salmon that returned.
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such numbers have been cited for several years and a number of hatcheries in Washington and Oregon have been closed because of low production and high costs.
--- Quote ---FFSBC doesnt raise salmon so I dont know how you can compare the 2
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Rainbow trout, of which FFSB raises the most, kokanee and cutthroat are all salmon. they are all from the genus oncorhynchus. The big difference between what FFCBC raises and those in the Columbia is, excepting steelhead, none released by FFSBC go to sea and none have to pass dams. Most lakes are relatively closed systems
wildmanyeah:
decent read
https://www.npafc.org/wp-content/uploads/Newsletters/NWSL-54.pdf
salmonrook:
--- Quote ---such numbers have been cited for several years and a number of hatcheries in Washington and Oregon have been closed because of low production and high costs.
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Not doubting the information but the benefits , while many and worthwhile in Canada , may not be as obvious in the states .
The comparison is that we dont have the Columbia river dam to contend with .
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