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Issues The Historic Case for Fish Stocking in the North Cascades National Park (Clicking the link above downloads a 189kb PDF document. You'll need the free Adobe Reader installed in order to read or print.) This document outlines the historical involvement of Congress, as well as federal and state executive agencies, over the last 40 years in what might be called the "fish stocking controversy" in the North Cascades National Park (NCNP). We believe it to be the easiest and simplest way to get background on this issue. Furthermore, it may well be the most completely documented discussion of this history to date (including proper reference citations). It is vital to understand this complete history in order to fully understand the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that was released to the public by the National Park Service on May 23, 2005 pertaining to fish stocking in the NCNP complex. The EIS is an impressive piece of work, but it does not do a complete job of revealing why the continuation of fishing and fish stocking was one of the prerequisites that allowed for the very formation of the NCNP in 1968. This paper remedies that situation. Can Tiger Muskies improve the quality of high lake fishing? The author advocates introducing this voracious predator fish as a way to reduce over-populated lakes with stunted fish. Click the link above for a good summary of the issues and various approaches to rehabilitating overpopulated lakes. Rex Johnson takes on the perennial question and finds some unexpected answers. |
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