Originally Posted By: eyeFISH
The Thompson spawning population is estimated at 86 fish, while just 39 steelhead are expected to spawn in the Chilcotin.

What's even sadder is that someone at DFO can draw a Ricker curve to show how many of those 86 Thompson steelhead can still be "sustainably" exploited.

No matter how badly these populations get run into the ground, there's always a seat at the table for MSY.

That my friends is WRONG WRONG WRONG!

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