Techno-Arrogance and Halfway Technologies: Salmon Hatcheries on the Pacific Coast of North America
Meffe GK. 1992. Techno-Arrogance and Halfway Technologies: Salmon Hatcheries on the Pacific Coast of North America. Conservation Biology. 6(3):350-354
From the Abstract: "Humankind has adopted an arrogant and ultimately self-defeating attitude toward nature that places technological mastery over nature at the forefront of our approach to many environmental problems. This 'techno-arrogance' fails to recognize limitations on, and ramifications of, attempted control of nature. An example of techno-arrogance is the flawed attempt to recover Pacific salmonid fisheries through technological application in the form of hatcheries. Countless salmon stocks have declined precipitously over the last century as a result of overfishing and widespread habitat destruction. A central feature of recovery efforts has been to build many hatcheries to produce large quantities of fish to restock streams. This approach addresses the symptoms but not the causes of the declines, because the habitats remain largely unsuitable for salmon." The article lists six reasons for why the hatchery approach will ultimately fail.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Meffe, Gary
- Units
- KLMN , REDW
- Keywords
- Declines, fish hatchery, Fish Studies, Management, Pacific Coast, Populations, Recovery, Salmonid Species