Can’t Hatch Enough Salmon

Federally-funded research is questioning the effectiveness of Canadian hatcheries in raising Coho salmon. Decades of data compiled by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council cited subsidized hatcheries for ‘inferior’ outcomes in preserving fish stock: “There is less clarity that it really improves the number of returning fish”.

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