It doesn t really matter. What the salmon need is cooperation on all sides to work toward the common goal of restoring the Atlantic salmon in Maine. Restoration is what the scientists want, it is what Gov. King wants and it is what the citizens of Maine want. If Maine had healthy runs of salmon, people from all over the world would travel to Maine to fish for them. These anglers would buy our goods, pay for our services and put millions of dollars into the local economy.
Maine is the only state in the country with native Atlantic salmon.
We are blessed to have the king of fishes call our state home. Perhaps mankind is truly separate and above all other forms of life, and it is of no consequence whether or not any other species of plant or animal survives. I think not. As the salmon take another step forward to extinction in Maine, we take another step toward extinction ourselves. We are the smartest creatures on Earth, and have the ability to shape the world around us.