I hate to keep saying it, but back in the day...

I started out in WDG, in the Fish Management side. In the first couple of days on the job, my boss told me that I needed to make a decision. There was no right way or wrong way, but either I worked for the fish or for the fishermen. I made the "wrong" choice and ended up working for the ecosystem. But, I seriously doubt that anybody, at least managers, actually work for all the fishermen.

I was all for merger, but that essentially screwed the recreational angler. At the end of the day, I believe that the agency works for the Tribes, as does most of the State. There are reasons for this, but that is how I see things now.

Susewind follows direction from the powerful players, and that isn't the Commission.

Ask yourself, why did the State create the Governor's Salmon Recovery Office if not to ensure that WDFW did what it was told.