Cultured and wild salmon populations in the Noatak River, Alaska
Wilson WJ and Kelly MD. 1989. Cultured and wild salmon populations in the Noatak River, Alaska. Pages 93-110. In Wilson WJ and Kelly MD (ed): Proceedings of a Conference on Wild Trout, Steelhead, and Salmon in the 21st Century. Portland, OR. July 19, 1986. Oregon State University. Portland, OR
The National Park Service is concerned about potential interactions between the cultured salmon returning to the hatchery and the wild populations of salmon that inhabit the Noatak National Preserve. Returning hatchery fish could compete with fish on the Noatak River spawning grounds, and could also interbreed with them, possibly altering the genetic integrity of the wild chum stocks. [source: ASFA (Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts)]