North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission

And I'll tell when you guys are ready

readyAlaska released more than a million and a half hatchery fish last year, according to the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission, the most of anywhere in the world.

But a growing body of research has indicated that hatchery fish could have negative impacts on wild salmon.

Some stakeholders, many from sport fish and charter fishing backgrounds, have called for hatchery restrictions from the Board of Fisheries, which oversees state-managed waters.