Hatcheries Are NOT The Enemy - A Mini Documentary on Salmon & Steelhead Conservation

Описание: A mini-documentary from Hatchery & Wild Coexist. The world of salmon and steelhead has dealt with the downturn of wild stocks for over a century. Obvious causes such as over-harvest, habitat degradation and predation have caused this. Unfortunately, hatcheries have become a scapegoat and unnecessarily have been attacked by certain, well-funded "conservation" groups with faulty theories and outdated science..

Recent, peer-reviewed research has shown that hatcheries are not having a negative effect on wild fish, though many large well-funded corporations would like people to believe that.

Instead, hatcheries have become a large part of recovery efforts and have preserved certain stocks that may have gone extinct without the help of hatchery operations.

This production is meant to educate individuals that are not aware of the important role that Pacific Northwest hatcheries play in the health and abundance of our waterways. Our organization also trusts that our viewers will come away with an understanding that wild salmon and steelhead do coexist with hatchery fish. And that without a strong hatchery population, many wild runs would become extinct within a few years and a very large sport fishing industry would be crippled.

Listen as we lay out the case that "Hatcheries Are NOT The Enemy"

Executive Producer/Creative Director: Don M New
Videographer: Matt Guth
Narration/Music Score: Lucas Holmgren
Writer: Don M New
Editor: Lucas Holmgren