Charles,



The following is a question, not a criticism, about steelhead. I have no
objection at all to killing and eating hatchery fish released into a put and
take fishery or to killing and eating wild fish that are deemed (hopefully
by science-based regulations) to be abundant. Presumably, hatchery fish are
being released into west coast rivers in an attempt to restore or increase
runs that are considered to be in decline. If hatchery fish reproduce in
the wild after their release, as I believe they do, it seems to me to make
just as much sense to release hatchery steelhead as it does to release wild
steelhead. I repeat, this is not a criticism - I am curious as to the
rationale for releasing wild fish but not hatchery fish.



Best regards,



Yuji Sakuma



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