tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post1659933159154311980..comments2023-11-02T04:18:45.711-07:00Comments on blogfish: Yukon chum (one of the other salmon) in troubleMark Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121566220326246265noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-7734693639678230612010-08-21T08:56:25.393-07:002010-08-21T08:56:25.393-07:0040% of salmon in Alaska is hatchery raised. 28% of...40% of salmon in Alaska is hatchery raised. 28% of that 40% is of the chum variety. If robust hatchery fish are not returning, how are the real 'wild' salmon faring? Or is it better to just ignore that question and keep playing with this ocean experiment we call ocean ranching?<br /><br />Seems like the feed bucket (our ocean) may not be able to support over 5 billion hatchery salmon.<br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-20250498882963967062010-08-20T08:20:30.733-07:002010-08-20T08:20:30.733-07:00yikes, I wasn't aware that there was THAT much...yikes, I wasn't aware that there was THAT much trouble with salmon...more familiar with the ocean. kind of reminds you of how now that the big fish like tuna, swordfish are mostly gone, people are turning to catching what they call "trash fish." Eventually there will be an impact on the "trash fish" just like in this case. Do these guys spend part of the time in the ocean Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com