I've got to soundly agree with Bender here. How many dues paying members of PSA are smoking the same crack that Ron G is? Ron's argument that:
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This bill stops production increases. It does not address the ESA requirement of commercial clean up or commercial netting to stop the excess hatchery fish on spawning beds
Is flawed by reasoning that NI Gill nets are the ONLY method available to remove overly abundant hatchery fish.

1. Orca's will remove overly abundant hatchery fish Ron, that's the intent of increased production.

2. Non-selective gill nets remove hatchery fish, but they also remove Native fish indiscriminately, thus are counter productive.

3. In the event the Orcas become so bloated that they cannot eat one more fish, the recreational community could supplement the removal by way of increased limits and seasons.

Where is the absolute in all this? PSA has become a part of the ever growing problem and not part of the solution. Ron is as much a member of the Fish Mafia elite as the rest of the cronies who blather crap and pat each other on the back, all the while telling each other how important they are.
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