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Artifishal

Narratives of ecologists and conservationists are pitted against the human tendency to engineer and control in this probing documentary on the lucrative salmon-hatchery industry.

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Josh Murphy

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Patagonia

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And that's the part that
is troubling to me, is that,
uh... - Artifishal

And that's the part that is troubling to me, is that, u...

I'm going to be in charge of
keeping track - Artifishal

I'm going to be in charge of keeping track

But if it's a lesson to our
society, that, hey, we've got to
change, - Artifishal

But if it's a lesson to our society, that, hey, we'...

We're going to die
of a loneliness of spirit, - Artifishal

We're going to die of a loneliness of spirit,

Every year, Idaho Power
partners with other biologists - Artifishal

Every year, Idaho Power partners with other biologists

The next generation of fish
needs next generation ideas. - Artifishal

The next generation of fish needs next generation ideas.

Our innovative approach
maintains abundant fish
populations, - Artifishal

Our innovative approach maintains abundant fish populations,

Hatcheries are pawns
in a game of political power. - Artifishal

Hatcheries are pawns in a game of political power.

Fishing is a huge industry - Artifishal

Fishing is a huge industry

It's not about conserving our
resources, it's perverting our
resources - Artifishal

It's not about conserving our resources, it's perv...

In fact, federal dollars to
support fish-and-wildlife
agencies - Artifishal

In fact, federal dollars to support fish-and-wildlife agenci...

The internal finances is that it
provides power and wealth - Artifishal

The internal finances is that it provides power and wealth

To build a new hatchery,
it's millions and millions of
dollars - Artifishal

To build a new hatchery, it's millions and millions of ...

We've got the water costs,
electrical costs, - Artifishal

We've got the water costs, electrical costs,

It's a major business and
there's portions of that
business - Artifishal

It's a major business and there's portions of that...

They target them on key members
of the state senate - Artifishal

They target them on key members of the state senate

As a result, they buy the
support of that local person. - Artifishal

As a result, they buy the support of that local person.

These hatcheries are
a subsidy to commercial
fishermen, - Artifishal

These hatcheries are a subsidy to commercial fishermen,

I think one of the main reasons
why it's important - Artifishal

I think one of the main reasons why it's important

In Washington state alone,
there are 174 hatcheries - Artifishal

In Washington state alone, there are 174 hatcheries

On the west coast, over 90%
of the "wild-caught salmon" - Artifishal

On the west coast, over 90% of the "wild-caught salmon&...

Between California, Oregon,
Washington and Idaho, - Artifishal

Between California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho,

Last year, between the United
States, Canada, Russia, Korea,
and Japan, - Artifishal

Last year, between the United States, Canada, Russia, Korea,...

When I wrote my first book, - Artifishal

When I wrote my first book,

Since 1982, they've spent 15
billion. - Artifishal

Since 1982, they've spent 15 billion.

The General Accounting Office - Artifishal

The General Accounting Office

The big question is, - Artifishal

The big question is,

Fish that go out of the Columbia
River circle around Alaska, - Artifishal

Fish that go out of the Columbia River circle around Alaska,

Their survival rate goes down
to .001 or so. - Artifishal

Their survival rate goes down to .001 or so.

Some of those fish, we figure,
cost over a thousand dollars. - Artifishal

Some of those fish, we figure, cost over a thousand dollars.

The Entiat Hatchery on the upper
Columbia was producing spring
chinook salmon - Artifishal

The Entiat Hatchery on the upper Columbia was producing spri...

State and federal agencies plant
more than a hundred million
rainbow trout - Artifishal

State and federal agencies plant more than a hundred million...

In some of our most protected
wilderness areas, - Artifishal

In some of our most protected wilderness areas,

Taxpayers spend money every year
to drop millions of non-native
fish - Artifishal

Taxpayers spend money every year to drop millions of non-nat...

Billions of dollars
of citizen public money is spent - Artifishal

Billions of dollars of citizen public money is spent

We're on a path to where
there eventually will be no
fish, - Artifishal

We're on a path to where there eventually will be no fi...

They know how to live in those
environments, they know how to
reproduce. - Artifishal

They know how to live in those environments, they know how t...

So if we allow fish
to get back to being fish - Artifishal

So if we allow fish to get back to being fish

The concept in the earliest days
of settlement in the west - Artifishal

The concept in the earliest days of settlement in the west

Understanding of our place
in the universe changes. - Artifishal

Understanding of our place in the universe changes.

But this understanding
that we have to take care of the
land, - Artifishal

But this understanding that we have to take care of the land...

Managing our water resources
is important in our agricultural
pursuits, - Artifishal

Managing our water resources is important in our agricultura...

And this fishery is one of the
great fisheries in the world, - Artifishal

And this fishery is one of the great fisheries in the world,

So for us to succeed, we need
our community and our river
systems - Artifishal

So for us to succeed, we need our community and our river sy...

Going back a ways,
this is really the place in
Montana - Artifishal

Going back a ways, this is really the place in Montana

There were hatchery-raised fish
that were put in here - Artifishal

There were hatchery-raised fish that were put in here

We were doing estimates
now on the Madison, - Artifishal

We were doing estimates now on the Madison,

One of the first things
I kept seeing is - Artifishal

One of the first things I kept seeing is

The waters that had
the best fisheries - Artifishal

The waters that had the best fisheries

We'll take Varney, not stock it, - Artifishal

We'll take Varney, not stock it,

The first year that we didn't
stock Varney, the upper river, - Artifishal

The first year that we didn't stock Varney, the upper r...

And, of course,
when we stocked O'Dell Creek, - Artifishal

And, of course, when we stocked O'Dell Creek,

We figured, well, there's two
out there and we put two more
in, - Artifishal

We figured, well, there's two out there and we put two ...

Well, that's not the math that
works in reality. - Artifishal

Well, that's not the math that works in reality.

Once that information became
available through the
Madison-O'Dell studies, - Artifishal

Once that information became available through the Madison-O...

Shortly after that program was
initiated, - Artifishal

Shortly after that program was initiated,

We started our fly shop in 1979,
a few years after the hatchery
program - Artifishal

We started our fly shop in 1979, a few years after the hatch...

And we were fortunate to catch
that wave of a wild trout
fishery. - Artifishal

And we were fortunate to catch that wave of a wild trout fis...

We saw an increase in the number
of anglers that came to Montana, - Artifishal

We saw an increase in the number of anglers that came to Mon...

And that's what really kicked in
the fly-fishing businesses at
that time. - Artifishal

And that's what really kicked in the fly-fishing busine...

People are more attuned
to a healthy river - Artifishal

People are more attuned to a healthy river

They see the whole cascade
of everything that benefits - Artifishal

They see the whole cascade of everything that benefits

The one thing that came out of
this to me - Artifishal

The one thing that came out of this to me

And habitat becomes more
important - Artifishal

And habitat becomes more important

As most of you already know, - Artifishal

As most of you already know,

It does appear that the
northwest flank of the mountain
seems to be gone. - Artifishal

It does appear that the northwest flank of the mountain seem...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in
1981, - Artifishal

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1981,

Most of that effluent went down
the Toutle River Basin. - Artifishal

Most of that effluent went down the Toutle River Basin.

The consequences
at the river were startling. - Artifishal

The consequences at the river were startling.

There were chasms of volcanic
effluent. - Artifishal

There were chasms of volcanic effluent.

At that point,
there was the feeling that
evolution - Artifishal

At that point, there was the feeling that evolution

As a result, that meant that no
more hatchery fish were put into
it. - Artifishal

As a result, that meant that no more hatchery fish were put ...

What became evident
in the Toutle River system - Artifishal

What became evident in the Toutle River system

By seven years later,
they more than doubled. - Artifishal

By seven years later, they more than doubled.

So those first years at the
Toutle River were a prime
example - Artifishal

So those first years at the Toutle River were a prime exampl...

Unfortunately, as the Toutle
River began to show that it can
produce fish, - Artifishal

Unfortunately, as the Toutle River began to show that it can...

Hatchery numbers went up,
wild fish went down. - Artifishal

Hatchery numbers went up, wild fish went down.

Nature knows how to make fish
work. - Artifishal

Nature knows how to make fish work.

The best thing that we
as human beings can do - Artifishal

The best thing that we as human beings can do

"Just get out of our way." - Artifishal

"Just get out of our way."

But don't worry, because as we
found out recently, America is
on it. - Artifishal

But don't worry, because as we found out recently, Amer...

I'm Ben Tracy in Washington
state, - Artifishal

I'm Ben Tracy in Washington state,

In your darkest moments of
despair, - Artifishal

In your darkest moments of despair,

Humans believe we can do
anything and everything all the
time, - Artifishal

Humans believe we can do anything and everything all the tim...

But it has its limits, and we
don't understand anything about
those limits. - Artifishal

But it has its limits, and we don't understand anything...

Icarus was a tinkerer
and he wanted to free himself - Artifishal

Icarus was a tinkerer and he wanted to free himself

So he made wings, he made wings
of wax. - Artifishal

So he made wings, he made wings of wax.

Because he didn't sense any
limits, he flew too close to the
sun. - Artifishal

Because he didn't sense any limits, he flew too close t...

The sun melted his wings
and he came crashing down to
earth. - Artifishal

The sun melted his wings and he came crashing down to earth.

So the greater truth in that is, - Artifishal

So the greater truth in that is,

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Narratives of ecologists and conservationists are pitted against the human tendency to engineer and control in this probing documentary on the lucrative salmon-hatchery industry.

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Director: Josh Murphy

Writer: Collin Kriner, Josh Murphy

Production: Patagonia

Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 05 May 2019

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.patagonia.com/artifishal.html