Originally Posted By: ned


It is sad to see any family's "way of life" disappear,



If they choose not to see the "writing on the wall" at this point and hang on for dear life only to feel victimized and taken advantage of later when it gets completely shut down, it's on them. Hard to think there is any semblance of earning a good living left gillnetting salmon. Most of the ones I know of have other careers because netting fish doesn't even come close to paying the bills.
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Propping up an obsolete fishing industry at the expense of sound fisheries management is irresponsible. -Sg