Brian Morrison with a Steelhead from The Copper River near Terrace British Columbia.
This the SECOND HALF of the DOUBLE HEADER !!
The stocking of propagated fishes has been a fisheries management tool for resource managers for more than a hundred years. During this time, the roles of propagated fish have been deemed to be important for addressing and enhancing opportunities to improve recreational, commercial, and aboriginal fisheries and restore depressed or lost fish populations.
Brian Morrison with a Steelhead while Centerpinning a Eastern Lake Ontario Tributary.
However, over the last 40 years, some of these efforts have been demonstrated to be environmentally risky, harmful to local populations, ineffective, or not cost effective and have been under careful scrutiny. I will highlight many of these issues, and discuss the role of hatcheries in the 21st century.
Brian Morrison – A Alaskan Chinook Salmon.
In 1974, Montana did something that stunned anglers across the state and the nation:
… it stopped stocking trout in streams and rivers that supported wild trout populations!
See here for a vimeo video with regards to the above.
See here for Brian’s Complete BIO.
See here for Brian’s past Guest Presenter Session.
