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Artifishal

We partnerwith the Nisqually Indian tribe, who provides the carcassesfrom their hatchery...

We partner
with the Nisqually Indian tribe, who provides the carcasses
from their hatchery program, which used to be considered
a waste product

Full Transcript

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We partner with the Nisqually Indian tribe,
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who provides the carcasses from their hatchery program,
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which used to be considered a waste product.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:21
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.
They're actually full of marine-derived nutrients, - Artifishal 00:06
They're actually full of marine-derived nutrients,
When they come back, they're just carrying so much goodness from the ocean. - Artifishal 00:05
When they come back, they're just carrying so much good...
The chinook and steelhead in this watershed are threatened species, - Artifishal 00:09
The chinook and steelhead in this watershed are threatened s...
Salmon, I think they are very important for the ecosystem. - Artifishal 00:06
Salmon, I think they are very important for the ecosystem.
Well, 138 vertebrae animals eat the salmon, specifically. - Artifishal 00:05
Well, 138 vertebrae animals eat the salmon, specifically.
I like the salmon-tossing idea, I think it's a good help. - Artifishal 00:05
I like the salmon-tossing idea, I think it's a good hel...
But, at the same time, I don't think it's the best idea. - Artifishal 00:04
But, at the same time, I don't think it's the best...
The ecosystem runs a specific way for a specific reason. - Artifishal 00:05
The ecosystem runs a specific way for a specific reason.
We can try and help them by reducing pollution, - Artifishal 00:17
We can try and help them by reducing pollution,
The conversation is, are there any wild salmon left? - Artifishal 00:04
The conversation is, are there any wild salmon left?
Show me a wild salmon, - Artifishal 00:09
Show me a wild salmon,
As much as I'd rather have wild salmon, our hatchery salmon are important - Artifishal 00:08
As much as I'd rather have wild salmon, our hatchery sa...
You know, this is our medicine here, being on this river, - Artifishal 00:10
You know, this is our medicine here, being on this river,
They protected what we have, and that's how we lived, - Artifishal 00:09
They protected what we have, and that's how we lived,
That's what we do when we manage, but we also have to adapt to the times. - Artifishal 00:04
That's what we do when we manage, but we also have to a...
People have a tendency to get enamored with what they wish was - Artifishal 00:06
People have a tendency to get enamored with what they wish w...
There's a certain segment of the people of this area - Artifishal 00:07
There's a certain segment of the people of this area
We're going to build our houses along the rivers you need, - Artifishal 00:09
We're going to build our houses along the rivers you ne...
We made the compromise already, - Artifishal 00:10
We made the compromise already,
There's a lot of runs in the northwest right now - Artifishal 00:08
There's a lot of runs in the northwest right now