Why are hatchery shad apparently helping to restore to Atlantic shad
populations, while the reliance upon hatchery salmon along the Pacific Northwest
is largely implicated in the decline of Pacific stocks?
I know that different environmental pressures are involved, but the arguments
against hatchery salmon (e.g., weakening of the gene pool), would seem to hold
true for hatchery shad as well.
If someone could explain this, or point me to papers or other resources that do,
I'd be most appreciative.
Thanks in advance,
Christopher Scharpf
1107 Argone Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
"The secret of life is to have a task....And the most important thing is -- it
must be something you cannot possibly do!"
Henry Moore, sculptor
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