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Artifishal

Our innovative approachmaintains abundant fishpopulations, giving anglers a chance to...

Our innovative approach
maintains abundant fish
populations, giving anglers a chance to land
brag-worthy steelhead

Full Transcript

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Our innovative approach maintains abundant fish populations,
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giving anglers a chance to land brag-worthy steelhead.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:41
Uploaded
Jun 14, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Patagonia

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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.
Hatcheries are pawns in a game of political power. - Artifishal 00:05
Hatcheries are pawns in a game of political power.
Fishing is a huge industry - Artifishal 00:07
Fishing is a huge industry
It's not about conserving our resources, it's perverting our resources - Artifishal 00:09
It's not about conserving our resources, it's perv...
In fact, federal dollars to support fish-and-wildlife agencies - Artifishal 00:08
In fact, federal dollars to support fish-and-wildlife agenci...
The internal finances is that it provides power and wealth - Artifishal 00:07
The internal finances is that it provides power and wealth
To build a new hatchery, it's millions and millions of dollars - Artifishal 00:18
To build a new hatchery, it's millions and millions of ...
We've got the water costs, electrical costs, - Artifishal 00:15
We've got the water costs, electrical costs,
It's a major business and there's portions of that business - Artifishal 00:10
It's a major business and there's portions of that...
They target them on key members of the state senate - Artifishal 00:07
They target them on key members of the state senate
As a result, they buy the support of that local person. - Artifishal 00:04
As a result, they buy the support of that local person.
These hatcheries are a subsidy to commercial fishermen, - Artifishal 00:11
These hatcheries are a subsidy to commercial fishermen,
I think one of the main reasons why it's important - Artifishal 00:08
I think one of the main reasons why it's important
In Washington state alone, there are 174 hatcheries - Artifishal 00:07
In Washington state alone, there are 174 hatcheries
On the west coast, over 90% of the "wild-caught salmon" - Artifishal 00:08
On the west coast, over 90% of the "wild-caught salmon&...
Between California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho, - Artifishal 00:08
Between California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho,
Last year, between the United States, Canada, Russia, Korea, and Japan, - Artifishal 00:08
Last year, between the United States, Canada, Russia, Korea,...
When I wrote my first book, - Artifishal 00:14
When I wrote my first book,
Since 1982, they've spent 15 billion. - Artifishal 00:04
Since 1982, they've spent 15 billion.
The General Accounting Office - Artifishal 00:10
The General Accounting Office
The big question is, - Artifishal 00:09
The big question is,