Originally Posted By: Carcassman
We (you and me Larry, plus a few other old folks) can do the math but it appears that those working in the management entities (WDFW, NOAA, et al) can't or won't.


I think the folks at NOAA can do the math. What they lack is the backbone to go to Congress and push for an amendment to the MMPA to allow NOAA broader powers to manage those predators. That would be particularly applicable as part of recovery efforts for ESA listed species.
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