Originally Posted By: Carcassman
I simply cannot understand how one side can apply for a permit without consideration of the other side's fishery. Each fishery affects the other and all succeeding fisheries.

The State and Feds simply don't want to challenge the Tribes in any way, shape, or form.


CM:

While I generally agree with your first point I am unsure of your position on the State applying for its own permit. If there was an emoji for head scratching I'd use it here. Just my thought but the State having its own permit would give it a more equal status in the season setting process. I will further opine that fixing the NOF process would defuse much of this angst.

As to the second - yes.
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