Fishing for Answers: Hatchery renovation could hurt tourism
Volume
30
/ Issue 47
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Jonathon Gruenke, courtesy of N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
Western North Carolina tourism officials are concerned that renovations to a local trout hatchery could send the fishing-related tourism industry off a ledge. Others in the region are less concerned, despite the fact that the upcoming construction project will diminish trout stockings in local rivers by two-thirds.
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