Tom_Sjolseth Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 I apologize if this has already been posted... http://www.komotv.com/stories/43883.htm Salmon Theft Deals Blow To Fisherman, Biologists June 12, 2006 By KOMO Staff LEAVENWORTH - In one night, an entire fishing season was gone. About 200 adult spring chinook weighing about 15 pounds each were stolen from the national fish hatchery in Leavenworth. The theft will effect sport fisherman, river guides, biologists, and the salmon population itself. "It's really devastating," said Corky Broaddus, Executive Director of the hatchery. The thieves slipped into the Leavenworth hatchery late Friday night and made off with nearly 3,000 pounds of salmon. "We're pretty bummed," said Broaddus. "It's not an easy thing to be part of, and to the guys and gals that work here, these are their babies." Leavenworth's hatchery is one of the most successful in the country. Every year salmon return to their hatchery birth place - a 500-mile swim. Travis Collier is a biologist at the hatchery and described the journey each salmon makes when it returns to spawn: "Coming from the ocean, up the Columbia River, through the hydro systems, into the Wenatchee River and then here into the Icicle River." The hatchery's goal is to keep fish in river. To do that fish biologist need 1,000 fish to return to the hatchery every year. With a fifth of the fish stolen and half of them females, at least 350,000 salmon eggs are gone too. The loss means no fishing. The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife on Monday announced that it would halt all chinook salmon sport fishing on the Icicle River near the hatchery starting June 14. "There's a great economical hit," Broaddus said of the fishing closure. Bob Stroup is an avid sport fisherman and has been fishing since he was a kid. "I'm really bitter inside," he said. In one night, every fishing charter and river guide in the area lost their fishing season, meaning a loss of thousands of dollars in business. "We have guys that are practically in tears over this whole thing," Stroup said. "It's a shockwave." The state may allow fishing to resume when enough salmon are caught to replace the stolen broodstock. The thieves came in the middle of the night. They used an open road that leads to the back of the hatchery building and broke through a pad-locked fence in what appears to be an elaborate and well-planned operation. No one saw a thing. The thieves used mesh panels to trap the salmon in their hatchery pond and then used a piece of metal fencing to push the salmon into an area where they could be collected. "I hope they're caught," said Stroup. "And if they're not caught, I hope they don't sleep at night." There is a way for the public to help. If you buy a salmon, and the fin on the salmon's back has been cut, then you likely have a hatchery fish. That's how hatchery biologists track the salmon. Or, if you filet a salmon, and find a small tracking device in the stomach cavity, call the Leavenworth hatchery. Quote
111 Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 that is such crap. Sticky fingers suck and should be chopped off. Quote
layton Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 I had a lovely fish dinner tonight! Good eatin Quote
Big_Lebowski Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 Farmed fish. Stolen. Where to begin, Man.... Friends don't let friends eat farmed fish This would never happen with wild salmon, farms get fucked with: old story... Poaching, overfishing, dams... etc, etc, ad nauseum Quote
marylou Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 (edited) Farmed fish. Stolen. Where to begin, Man.... Friends don't let friends eat farmed fish This would never happen with wild salmon, farms get fucked with: old story... EDIT: The stolen fish were brood stock. I was a little fuzzy on pain meds when I read this last night. See below for an explanation of hatchery fish versus farmed fish. Edited June 13, 2006 by marylou Quote
lI1|1! Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 i heard there were a bunch of kayakers in the area making lots of noise after 11:00 and in general displaying antisocial personality traits. might have been them. Quote
DirtyHarry Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 Farmed fish. Stolen. Where to begin, Man.... Friends don't let friends eat farmed fish This would never happen with wild salmon, farms get fucked with: old story... Poaching, overfishing, dams... etc, etc, ad nauseum Hatchery fish aren't farmed fish. These fish spawn in the hatchery but live their lives in the wild. The only place they farmed salmon is in saltwater. Maybe you should at least sorta know what you're talking about before you get on your soapbox. Quote
G-spotter Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 Those fish aren't the only thing that "spawn in the hatchery" Quote
JoshK Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 Farmed fish. Stolen. Where to begin, Man.... Friends don't let friends eat farmed fish This would never happen with wild salmon, farms get fucked with: old story... Poaching, overfishing, dams... etc, etc, ad nauseum Unfortunately, here in reality, the farmed fish are an important part of bringing a decimated species back to healthy numbers. I certainly stick to eating wild salmon, but still, this sucks awful. Quote
DirtyHarry Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 Dude, you are likewise one misinformed human. Farmed seafood is a purely for profit industry that is bad for the environment and ecosystem and produces a tasteless disgusting product. HATCHERY fish rearing, on the other hand, is a state (Fish and Wildlife)action that supplements and substitutes the natural process of fish spawning because of the decimation of natural fish populations due to destruction of spawning habitat, water quality, dams, and fishing. Natural salmon runs still exist in Washington, but most purely natural runs are gone from Washingtons rivers and are completely dependant on hatcheries for their existence. Farmed salmon operations are primarily located in the Washington and BC coastal areas (primarily BC because Canada has less strict enviro reg's). This process involves huge holding pens for growing east-coast salmon, a completley different species. Farmed fish is bad because the high concentrations of fish food and fish shit fuck up the water quality and because these fish escape and may breed with native salmon fucking up the genetics. Quote
Mr._Natural Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 I have read that it is really unlikely that atlantic salmon will breed with pacific. the problem is that escapees compete with native fish for limited spawning habitat (Fleming et al., 2000.) there are other problems associated with salmon aquiculture such as but not limited to the huge amounts of antibiotics involved, the ridiculous amount of fishmeal and oil necessary to feed the fuckers, spreading pathogens to native fish passing near pens etc... Quote
DirtyHarry Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 Word. Too bad the dumbfuck thieves didn't rip off a fish farm instead of most of the returning spring chinook here. Hope they catch those assholes - probably some methheads like the losers that cut down and sell old growth on the Olympic peninsula. Quote
G-spotter Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 Speaking of which, old growth cedar is the perfect wood to smoke your 15 lb. chinook over Quote
DirtyHarry Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 I hear you can smoke salmon by just using your breath and a nalgene bottle. Quote
Alpinfox Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 I hear you can smoke salmon by just using your breath and a nalgene bottle. I hear if you pour hot water into the nalgene first, your breath will melt snow a lot faster. Good tip to know in a survival situation. Quote
DirtyHarry Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 You can open a wine bottle with a #0 micronut apparently. Good tip to know in a survival situation. Quote
G-spotter Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 I heard if you are seriously hott you will never have to melt snow cause someone else will do it for you. Quote
kix Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 poached salmon. 1/4 c. olive oil 2 cloves sliced garlic 3/4 c. white wine 1 can (10 1/2 oz.) chicken broth Pepper to taste 1 tsp. parsley 200 salmon Saute in large skillet olive oil and garlic. Add white wine and cover until it stops spitting. Cook 6 minutes covered. Add chicken broth, pepper and parsley and cook 6 minutes. Put in salmon, cover, and cook 6 minutes each side. Quote
Big_Lebowski Posted June 14, 2006 Posted June 14, 2006 Yah, I was wrong, and spoke from a place of bias. Yay, I am the first Quote
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