41.   The agency concluded that current river operations jeopardize the survival of three endangered species of wild Snake River salmon.

42.   The federal government spends millions of dollars raising fish at hatcheries that are then released into the handful of Maine rivers where wild salmon still spawn.

43.   The escapees behave much like wild salmon, seeking out rivers in which to spawn.

44.   The government, they suggest, could try to swell depleted fish stocks by taking eggs from wild salmon and raising and planting them to create artificial runs.

45.   The officials also cited concerns that the wild salmon would interbreed with farmed salmon, producing progeny that would be ill-suited for survival.

46.   The other was nicely seared wild salmon, packed with flavor and served with a cherry tomato puree and lightly pickled cucumbers.

47.   The potential threat to wild salmon posed by farmed ones is said to be threefold.

48.   The real problem with the always-available farmed salmon, says Worthington, is that it diverts public attention from the need to protect wild salmon.

49.   The real wild salmon, they say, are already gone.

50.   The Shannon Duty Free Food Shop is offering Irish oak-smoked wild salmon by mail.