Ilwaco Cannerymen Fight the Introduction of Catfish
Local industry experts warn that catfish will destroy the salmon population in Washington waters.
Messrs. Dan Markham, L. D. Williams and J. C. Denton, of Ilwaco, Washington, are in attendance at the meeting of the joint legislative fish committees. They are cannerymen of long experience, and their special fight is against the introduction of catfish into waters where salmon thrive. At the St. Charles last evening, Mr. Markham stated the catfish is the deadly foe of the salmon, the best and most profitable of Northwestern fishes. He further stated that the cat is not a wholesome food fish at best. 'It is the filthiest of the finny tribe,' he added. 'Deposit in the waters of any stream inhabited by catfish the most putrid carrion and there is where that fish will feed.'
“It is the filthiest of the finny tribe.”
Concerns over invasive species and the protection of salmon populations remain a flashpoint in Pacific Northwest environmental policy and regional economic discussions.
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