[jablala]

So we're going to fix/build infra so we can get their population levels higher... Just so we can eat them.

What a sad world.

[jhauris]

Not just us. Both terrestrial and ocean ecosystems depend on salmon.

[the_doctah]

Is there a word for species-centrism? Ah, there is. [1]

My point being, this is probably more about food for wildlife than humans.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropocentrism