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In Tutka Bay, Boyle and Dudiak (1986) recorded survival -rates of hatchery released pink salmon fry at 12.5 percent for fed fry and. 14.5 percent for unfed fry. Most other releases have shown a higher return for fed fry. Lower rates near 1-3 percent for unfed fry .are common for both pink and churn fry releases (Kohler 1984; McDaniel et al. 1984). Feeding fry a few weeks and releasing with plankton peaks contribute to higher survival. Survival as high as 14 percent were seen, with several groups- returning at 8 percent. Summary Supplementation in Alaska is primarily what we have classified as harvest augmentation. Their management scheme is to -manage for wild .stock escapement and use supplementation to increase salmon runs. for commercial fisheries. In a few cases, natural sockeye stocks have been rebuilt. Most of the impetus for this rebuilding was for harvest. Separating hatchery stocks from wild stocks has occurred by bringing salmon back to areas where no natural population exist and by separating time of run return. Ideas that apply to supplementation in the Columbia River Basin include: (a) streamside spawning and incubation units, Kiotoi boxes, and outplanting of fry, (b) lake fertilization and fry planting schemes for sockeye, (c) separating hatchery stocks from wild stocks by place and time of return, and (d) managing for wild stock escapement with hatcheries keyed to harvest augmentation. British Columbia Background British Columbia (BC) probably comes closer to true supplementation than any area in the Northwest. Their Fraser River Basin is similar to our Columbia River Basin. However, BC does not have as many dams and associated fish passage problems. BC's Salmonid Enhancement Program (SEP) began in 1977 to double their salmonid production. SEP's responsibilities are divided between two agencies. The Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans manages the five species of Pacific salmon. Steelhead and cutthroat trout are managed by the Provincial Ministry of the Environment. SEP supplements natural production by the most natural means and thereby reduces cost. Currently SEP has a moratorium on new hatchery construction. They concentrate primarily on using existing hatcheries to incubate gametes from indigenous broodstock. They employ streamside upwelling incubation units and groundwater fed side channels to produce rearing habitat. They also utilize spawning channels to extend the amount of spawning area available. These channels are of particular value for sockeye, pink, and 26