The Mountaineers' Conservation Division hosted a day-long conference in Seattle on October 28th at the Mountaineers Building. This one day event highlighted the independent scientific recommendations and co-manager implementation actions resulting from the Puget Sound and Coastal Washington Hatchery Reform Project. Joint presentations by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), treaty Indian tribes, and the Hatchery Scientific Review Group (HSRG) included the role of hatcheries and hatchery reform in the future of salmon recovery and sustainable fisheries.
Attendees included congressional and other federal agency office staff; legislative and gubernatorial officials and staff; tribal officials and staff; tribal agency representatives; and scientific, academic, fishing, and environmental representatives. The conference, "Hatchery Reform: Managing for Success," was sponsored and coordinated by Long Live the Kings.
