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Roderick Haig-Brown, Presentation to the Steelhead Society, Vancouver, British Columbia

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Title	Roderick Haig-Brown, Presentation to the Steelhead Society, Vancouver, British Columbia
Creator	Haig-Brown, Roderick Langmere, 1908-1976
Description	Roderick Haig-Brown discourses on the distribution of steelhead in the Pacific Northwest, explaining the relatively low fertility of the British Columbia coastal stream, and the mutually beneficial relationship between Pacific salmon runs and steelhead runs. He discusses the lack of effective stream management by government and the recent legislation designed to protect steelhead and salmon runs. He proposes a remedy of prioritizing land use decisions to center on recreation and fisheries rather than development, arguing that enough is known to put best practices into place. He explains the importance of the estuary in the life cycle and survival of fish and emphasizes the need to manage them with fisheries in mind. He disparages the use of hatcheries as an overly expensive and politically facile solution that should only be used as a last resort, producing inferior and disease-prone fish among other serious disadvantages. He summarizes the discussion on fisheries management and hatcheries at a recent American steelhead society meeting in California. As an aside, he touches on the possible solutions to the puzzle of identifying the major coho spawning streams on the Strait of Georgia. He recommends a program for improving the quality of the fishermen themselves as well as fisheries management through licensing programs that charge more for licenses and incorporate fishing education. In responding to a question from the audience, he discusses fish ladders.
Date	1973 February 11
Type	presentations
Identifier	WahlHaigBrown19730211transcript
Publisher	Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123
Rights	This resource is provided for educational and non-commercial use only. Rights restrictions may apply. Contact the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123 for more information (please provide the title/file name). Tel: 360 650 7747; Email: cpnws@wwu.edu. Information cited must be credited to the Ralph E. Wahl Fly Fishing Papers and Photographs, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Language	eng
Contributors	Brion, Laurel (transcriber)
Format	Text
Collection (Digital)	Wahl (Ralph E.) Digital Fly Fishing Resources
Repository	Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Subject	Fly fishing

Roderick Haig-Brown, Presentation to the Steelhead Society, Vancouver, British Columbia

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