Comment from Quanza Kent

This is a wonderful rule to implement. Salmon has become an endangered or threatened species within this geographic area and rules to reintroduce salmon in the area would generate growth and activity for the Chinook salmon. The reintroduction of the Chinook salmon in the Central Valley area is a perfect choice. This area provides great space to experiment, has adaptive traits for successful growth, low risk and feasible to remove the experimental salmon if needed. To implement this rule would be successful if properly conducted. If the salmon was to progressively adapt to the area it would create habitat conditions, merge with Friant Dam and Merced River causing an abundant of nonessential activity. When using the experimental source fish for this rule I believe the naturally spawning population is a good choice to adapt to Central Valley area. The naturally spawning salmon would offer a sufficient number of eggs and juveniles to support the reintroduction and develop a more stable environment for populations in surrounding basins. This expansion would reintroduce hatchery from San Joaquin River to Sacramento River but would not interact with the existing salmon population already there. I like that this experiment is independent and does not sacrifice testing of any other marine species or waters that are not significant to the experiment.