turk4lyfe t1_iu7sd8h wrote
Reply to comment by ill_effexor in Kirkland chef restores stream to make it habitable for salmon and sees 'amazing' results by EveFluff
Are people allowed to fish for the salmon after?
In middle school we raised salmon for release, thinking we were doing a great thing by restoring salmon populations. Then I found out we allow people catch salmon. I didn't, and still don't, really understand the point.
ill_effexor t1_iu7vrkc wrote
Rehabilitation work isn't really done in the main stem of a river to my knowledge, I could be wrong I'm still in training myself, but the reaches ghat I've worked in wouldn't be very good for fishing. They are difficult to reach and very cramped or on privately own logging land.
They are being turned into spawning grounds for salmon near the end of their life cycles.
Sadly one of the biggest problem I've seen is exactly what you point out despite our efforts to save them people refuse to stop fishing for them and it would be next if not impossible to change the laws regarding them do to special interest groups.
shrimpfrierice t1_iu8ph4c wrote
Stream fishing for salmon absolutely does not affect the population of migrating salmon, plus they start dying the minute they hit fresh water.. damns, and hydroelectric energy are what is killing them off because they can't get back up stream from the ocean to where they were born
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