date:May 16, 2012
growing hatchery fish compete with wild fish for food and habitat in the ocean as well as in the rivers where they return to spawn. The research also raises questions about whether the ocean can supply enough food to support future increases in hatchery fish while still sustaining the productivity of wild salmon.
This isn't just an isolated issue, says Pete Rand, a biologist at the Wild Salmon Center and a guest editor of the publication. What we're seeing here in example after example is gro