Fisheries

Highly anticipated study may hold answers to Alaska hatchery debate

The multi-year study is already shedding new light on hatchery-origin and wild fish interactions, and could have wide-ranging implications for the fishery and its MSC-certified status, experts told IntraFish.

Hatchery-raised pink salmon have been the center of ongoing controversy over the state's MSC certification.
Hatchery-raised pink salmon have been the center of ongoing controversy over the state's MSC certification.Foto: US Forest Service, Alaska Region
Published 1 May 2019, 12:33Updated 2 May 2019, 02:46