Scientists urge major salmon hatchery reforms

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A panel of scientists has recommended major changes in the way salmon hatcheries are run in California.

The comprehensive review released Tuesday was ordered by Congress, and comes three years after another group of experts identified an overreliance on hatchery salmon as a key factor in the 2008 collapse of salmon returns to the Sacramento River.

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