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Found this in the PA TU newsletter:
TU announces important policy on stocking over native trout populations
The National Leadership Council of Trout Unlimited was asked to conduct a survey regarding chapters or councils stocking non-native, hatchery trout in streams containing populations of native trout. At the 2011 Annual Meeting in Bend, Ore, the NLC discussed this, and the following resolutions were passed by the NLC, the Organizational Development Committee of the Board and the Board of Trustees. Hence, these resolutions affirm that it is TU policy that all chapters and councils are not to participate in the stocking of non-native trout in streams that contain native trout species (e.g. hatchery brown trout in streams with native brook trout).
The resolutions:
The National Leadership Council "RESOLVED, that the NLC is opposed to chapters or councils stocking of non-native hatchery trout on top of native trout populations."
The Organizational Development Committee of the Board considered this resolution and unanimously supported the NLC directive that all chapters and councils cannot participate in the stocking of non-native, hatchery trout over native trout.
Finally, the Board of Trustees considered the above resolutions and “RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of Trout Unlimited fully supports the NLC's directive to chapters and councils that no chapter or council can participate or support the stocking on non-native, hatchery trout in streams containing native trout.”
Link to source: http://www.patrout.org/
TU announces important policy on stocking over native trout populations
The National Leadership Council of Trout Unlimited was asked to conduct a survey regarding chapters or councils stocking non-native, hatchery trout in streams containing populations of native trout. At the 2011 Annual Meeting in Bend, Ore, the NLC discussed this, and the following resolutions were passed by the NLC, the Organizational Development Committee of the Board and the Board of Trustees. Hence, these resolutions affirm that it is TU policy that all chapters and councils are not to participate in the stocking of non-native trout in streams that contain native trout species (e.g. hatchery brown trout in streams with native brook trout).
The resolutions:
The National Leadership Council "RESOLVED, that the NLC is opposed to chapters or councils stocking of non-native hatchery trout on top of native trout populations."
The Organizational Development Committee of the Board considered this resolution and unanimously supported the NLC directive that all chapters and councils cannot participate in the stocking of non-native, hatchery trout over native trout.
Finally, the Board of Trustees considered the above resolutions and “RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of Trout Unlimited fully supports the NLC's directive to chapters and councils that no chapter or council can participate or support the stocking on non-native, hatchery trout in streams containing native trout.”
Link to source: http://www.patrout.org/