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Enclocur* 



specific Conifiion tp ffhotit cho P<?llgY 



in considering rccovcr-y option- for » lifted '^P*^^*^' ^^^ ^^^ 

 objective assessment of artificial P50<i"f ^°" f "^^."''^Se HKFS 

 benefit. a3 well a3 unoert^lntiea and P^^-^^ial ^^f -;^^^1,'^^ 

 Should Clarify the statement reading: "Whether ^''ZJ.ltlll^ ' 

 fishery production or oth«r "^^igation purpo«oa, ortxf xcxal 

 oronacation must minimize the potential for del«t«rious «Efecta 

 ^n b^tS li2t^ !nd unli=t*<l .peci«6 If it is to ^ -°"f^^*^^ 

 3it:h the conservation of gonetlc and «<=fl°ff *J,tcv ^a? 

 P<iciific Silnon.- A= included in the Interim ^°l^^y'^ll„^^.. 

 statenent is subject to interpretation ai;d may not b« sp*cifi.c 

 enough to iitplement. 



Kith reference to the bauKground section, ^« "'^^f ^"^^J^^f 

 some statements that are debatable and/or =i^l«°J^"|^^ Stated 



^"ijsf ^s??rc?.^^2f ?:=iS.q 'r.»| K 



in a shorter time thereby pocentlalLy increasing «ie viability or 



recovery actions. ■ 



The potential ris)cs incurred include: i) broodsto^ "o^lSoS^ 

 Srther diminish the viability of n'^<=^f J^ ^^^^^ ^?f loS or 



2) mechanical failures, human error, a«l,*l^f*^" °*^,?tjt °° 

 all of the animals in the artificial production^factl^. 



3) inbreeding depression may decrease the t*??^ «? the «n*ciea; 

 in the program, thereby decreasing the liability of the sp*ciea, 

 aSd 4) in captive broodstock programs the complete lack of 



Further, benefits are created eard risks are taken ^f» ^^^ 



artificially pr-op;»gat«^ non-liated «al^««« ^P*^^;^^*^^?^! 

 ii,to vaters <^ntiining listed saloon species . ^ P^Ji^t^ 

 benefits create include: 1) protection of l^°^^P^°^^*,5:^ted 

 mixed stock quota fisheries, and 2) Partial protection c| 1"^^*^ 

 =p«ei« from predation- Artificial Pf <'P^5'^^i°^,tL? SJ^^ 

 salmon species may also poae a variety of ecological ri»lc« to 



