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And we spawn the fish by inserting a needle into their body cavity
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Artifishal

And we spawn the fish byinsertinga needle into their body cavity which forces air inand...

And we spawn the fish by
inserting
a needle into their body cavity which forces air in
and pushes all the eggs out

Full Transcript

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And we spawn the fish by inserting a needle into their body cavity
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which forces air in and pushes all the eggs out.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:06
Uploaded
Jun 14, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Patagonia

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Movie Summary

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.
And then, after the fish have spawned here, - Artifishal 00:10
And then, after the fish have spawned here,
We're here because of Shasta Dam being built in 1942. - Artifishal 00:04
We're here because of Shasta Dam being built in 1942.
So the purpose of Coleman National Fish Hatchery - Artifishal 00:07
So the purpose of Coleman National Fish Hatchery
The creation of the dam prevented about 180 miles of river access - Artifishal 00:12
The creation of the dam prevented about 180 miles of river a...
Our production goal here is 12 million, so we release 12 million, - Artifishal 00:07
Our production goal here is 12 million, so we release 12 mil...
Ninety thousand of that will be caught in the ocean - Artifishal 00:11
Ninety thousand of that will be caught in the ocean
Well, I think, you know, population's going up, - Artifishal 00:11
Well, I think, you know, population's going up,
It would be nice to think that there would be enough water - Artifishal 00:10
It would be nice to think that there would be enough water
This is the Baker River Dam, 265 feet high, - Artifishal 00:16
This is the Baker River Dam, 265 feet high,
It's the only way the salmon can be saved - Artifishal 00:07
It's the only way the salmon can be saved
Humans have always thought themselves - Artifishal 00:06
Humans have always thought themselves
When the Euromericans came, - Artifishal 00:12
When the Euromericans came,
They asked Spencer Baird, the U.S. Fish Commissioner, - Artifishal 00:09
They asked Spencer Baird, the U.S. Fish Commissioner,
Baird told them, "You're not going to be able to protect the habitat - Artifishal 00:09
Baird told them, "You're not going to be able to p...
You're not going to be able to protect them from dams, - Artifishal 00:21
You're not going to be able to protect them from dams,
And since the 1800s, our fish-and-wildlife agencies - Artifishal 00:09
And since the 1800s, our fish-and-wildlife agencies
Just like a farm, you raise them, you put them out, you harvest them. - Artifishal 00:04
Just like a farm, you raise them, you put them out, you harv...
That's the basis for fish-and-wildlife management in the U.S. - Artifishal 00:04
That's the basis for fish-and-wildlife management in th...
The fact is salmon must spend part of their life out in the wild. - Artifishal 00:06
The fact is salmon must spend part of their life out in the ...
And it wasn't until, in the seventies, that we really started evaluating - Artifishal 00:09
And it wasn't until, in the seventies, that we really s...