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stocks. It will also improve decision making about management actions in 

 light of genetic conservation goals. For example, it could provide valuable 

 information for making decisions about: 



1. initiation of new hatchery programs; 



2. improvement of new hatchery programs; 



3. selection of suitable donor stocks; 



4. size of donor stock remaining to reproduce naturally; 



5. interbreeding between hatchery and naturally reproducing stocks; and 



6. intentional selection programs. 



