For taxpayers, hatcheries are a poor investment

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The definition of insanity.

As salmon and steelhead runs continue to decline, B.C. is looking to hatcheries to make up for the loss.

In rivers throughout B.C., wild salmon are swimming downstream towards the ocean, oblivious to the pandemic that has changed our lives. Wild fish are not swimming alone: They migrate with millions more salmon released from hatcheries. A growing body of evidence shows that salmon hatcheries harm wild fish and are a poor return on investment.

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