LOL! Also, even if they made it to the spawning grounds, they couldn’t reproduce because the water is full of residue from birth control pills.
“... full of residue from birth control pills.”
Another case of dysfunctional due to the large amount of hatchery salmon. Research has often shown that hatchery salmon perform less well than their wild counterparts. The reason for this has often been attributed to genetic factors such as parent selection or to the lack of opportunity for Mother Nature to cull misfits.
And if you think I’m kidding? Well, I am. But there’s some truth to your post:
http://calsport.org/fisheriesblog/?p=1989
Since it’s California, they must have done an independent survey. And it kind of matches up to the current crop of governing body down there.
rwood