Originally Posted By: WN1A
We didn't lose anything, we destroyed it. Pollution and plastic in the marine waters, habitat destruction in the fresh water ecosystems, and climate change everywhere. WDFW didn't do this, all of society did and buying or not buying a license will not change it.

What he said. While I'm certainly not happy with the NOF process, I think WDFW gets WAY too much blame for the state of fishing in our state. 70-80% of our WA bound fish don't make it past Vancouver Island. Not buying a WA fishing license will have little impact on that and in fact may make things worse. Of all the things I spend money on, my fishing license is small potatoes. I spend way more than that in fuel, bait, gear, travel, etc. And even with the severely limited fisheries we have had, I still enjoy myself and catch plenty for the freezer.