Originally Posted By: Larry B
Originally Posted By: bobrr
Anyone who blindly supports him needs to read the thread on Bloody decks, it seems this guy is closer to Phil Anderson's charter lobbying while on the commission and totally trashed the concept of CONFLICT OF INTEREST! Anderson was the head of the commission and repeatedly extended and expanded limits on kings in area 4 when catch quotas weren't met due to lack of run size . Runs don't measure up to projections and he would do this every year. Does it matter that he is the president of the Westport charter boat association while heading the commision and insuring his own pockets would be lined? Dave wants a 4 fish limit yearly for rec fishermen while expanding harvest for charters. What a load! bob R
P.S. And now Anderson is heavily involved as a paid consultant for Either N.O.F. or the Pacific salmon management group., I believe. We are screwed even when we win.


Wow, what a rant and worse it is full of erroneous information.

As CM pointed out Mr. Anderson was never a WDFW Commissoner let alone head of the Commission. Also, the Commission is made up of Commissioners each with an equal vote.

Your insinuation that Mr. Croonquist would have a conflict of interest and somehow benefit personally is without foundation and is offensive if not slanderous.

Charters provide opportunity to those recreational fishers not otherwise able to access the halibut fishery. If there is a separate allocation and/or season for "charters" please educate me.

Now, the one thing you wrote which is accurate is that Mr. Croonquist has championed an annual halibut limit for recreational fishers (both fishing from Charters and private vessels). Of course you didn't explain why you objected. Be advised that the goal was to spread out the recreational halibut fishery providing more fishers an opportunity to participate and to do so safely. That is, to go to an open season rather than a few specific dates. I think that is a good idea while recognizing that as halibut allocations vary both the annual limit and season length are subject to change.




I never said that Dave was getting ANY money for his opinions, just that he is supporting the same charter boat profit over rec sportsman that Phil Anderson pulled consistently. And as far as Phil Anderson never serving on the commission, yeah, he was just the director of WDFW and basically the commission just rolled over and did a big Linda Lovelace on him. I sat in too many meetings watching solutions for conservation being made in the morning and having him get at them during lunch break and then a reversal that was never explained. This is just another [Bleeeeep!] show for rec people. Increased harvest with lower rec limits? P{lease, shoot us all now. Drink the kool-aid if you want, his positions due not stand up to the light. Profit for charter operators at the expense of the rest of us. And let's not forget the 50" limit he wants on halibut for recs. You know they do that in Alaska but it is the charters that are limited in how big their fish are . Can it be any more obvious that this guy is a tool of the charter and commercial fleets? Put in your opinion to the governor, stack the deck with more anti-rec limits while giving the charter boats total sway (or does everyone like to only fish one day a weekend for salmon in Westport? (a rule that only benefits the charter boats.) As far as "slanderous", your legal "expertise" is funny. I never said he profited by his "lobbying" just that he does not have our interests in mind any more then the WFC or Phil Anderson, Who profited greatly form his "service "as head of WDFW double dipping from his position as head of the charter boat association. Offence and slander on this site? Please, grow a pair. Bob R


Edited by bobrr (02/15/19 06:04 PM)