Alaska Salmon Hatcheries: Part 2

We’ve learned what Alaska’s salmon hatcheries are and why they exist, but do they actually work? In Part 2 of our look at Alaska’s salmon hatchery system, we follow those fish from the hatchery back to the fishery, looking at just how successful these programs have been and the questions they raise along the way. How do you know if a salmon came from a hatchery? Can there actually be too many salmon in the North Pacific? And are hatcheries helping Alaska’s wild salmon or putting them at risk?! It’s the episode that asks whether you can have too much of a good thing!

Alaskan Beer of the Week: Squirrel's Inn Hazy IPA by Stoney Creek Brew House

Music By: Blackwater Railroad Company [www.blackwaterrailroad.com] and Scott Buckley [https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley]

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