Why Kill The Fish Instead Of Sqeezing?
Why do hatcheries kill female salmon to collect their eggs instead of just squeezing them out during artificial breeding? Well, there are three main reasons they do this, and the last one is the most important. First, hatcheries process thousands of salmon every day, and cutting them open is simply the fastest and most efficient way to collect eggs. Second, the eggs are delicate, and squeezing them out could damage them, lowering their chances of survival. And third, most salmon species naturally die after laying their eggs in the wild, so this method just mimics what already happens in nature.