For those who missed the theatre premiere, it's on Vimeo... 351 views as of this post.
Hatchery and Wild on Vimeo
Hatchery and Wild on Vimeo
Nice to see such a well organize opposition to the NFS.
HSRG also gives recommendations on how to operate a wild brood stock (Integrated) hatchery program so that any real or perceived risk is reduced to an acceptable level. They recommend having more wild fish in your brood, they endorse the principle of Proportion of Natural Influence (PNI) which determines acceptable stray rates based on the percentage of natural origin spawners that are used in the brood stock and the all H management principle which considers harvest, hatcheries and habitat.To really understand what's happening and why, you need to read this link first.
http://www.lltk.org/hrp-archive/pdf/hsrg/HSRG_Princ_Recs_Report_Princ_System_Recs.pdf
Over the period of this project, the HSRG has developed a thorough understanding about applying
existing science to hatchery management. After three years of regional reviews, the HSRG concluded
that while any individual program may be successful in broodstock collection, rearing or other
operational considerations, it may still be operating in a manner that does not, for example, adequately
take into account risks to other stocks or to the environment, maximize benefits to the target stock, or
consider whether adequate habitat will be available over time for the fish it produces.
HSRG scientists have a multitude of recommendations for hatchery operations most of which hatcheries in Oregon meet or exceed.
better than i thought it would be. not a big fan of the NFS myself though i love wild fish.
i think hatcheries are cool but there are some places they belong and some they dont.
i say stock the heck out of urbanized rivers, and rivers that can't support native fish.
and places that have potential for restoration or already have a good amount of native fish just need to be left at c&r.
+2! :applause:This is NOT really about opposition to NFS… that's an excessively narrow and myopic perspective. It's MUCH bigger than that.
It's raising awareness about the sustainability of fisheries and how that fits into the sustainability of wild fish. Achieving that is a balance and the equation changes with geography and proximity to Metropolis.
I agree with you. I also have multiple friends and family members in the same position that would benfit from a detailed backstory.Some additional feedback from a couple of friends who attended last night that aren't real in tune with the background that led up to this point: They, like probably most Northwesterner's that don't fish much if any, aren't aware of the continous decline of hatchery stocking that has occured over the last couple of decades. They're not aware of what fantastic fisheries rivers like the Clackamas and Sandy once were. And they didn't think the movie did a great job of explaining any of that. They were left scratching their heads a little bit about what the problem is. So if this is eventually targeted to folks outside the outdoor community, some more detail on the backstory may be necessary.
Just sharing their :twocents: take it for what it's worth.
Well at least there's one thing we can surely ALL agree on! alm:Took my 17 year old boy to the movie and we enjoyed it other than the predictable lousy service and preparation I have come to expect at McMenamins. The people are always real nice, but they just don't have their acts together as far as quality service goes, IMHO.
I was pretty happy my teenage boy paid attention and tried to understand the issues and form his own real opinion...this stuff can be complicated for most adults to understand, much less a kid.
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