California White Seabass Hatchery a success
by AFTCO 26 May 2022 21:28 UTC
Estimates now show that roughly 30% of wild-caught adult white seabass have origins back to the hatchery program.
Previous estimates put the number at less than 1%.
California must act to make the white seabass hatchery a priority in light of this study.
The Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program (OREHP) is woefully underfunded.
California anglers already strongly support the CDFW hatchery program, contributing an estimated $1.7 million to OREHP annually.
Thankfully, state funding sources potentially exist. For example, the CDFW can reinstate the $434,000 yearly Sport Fish Restoration Account (SFRA) funds previously removed from OREHP.
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