Ditto. I had a chance to speak but my mic was bungled up, so lost my spot in line, so submitted in writing instead.

I think they're in a tough spot, and I'm encouraged that they're trying to up their game in communication, even though this round of emergency reg's was a little ham-handed.

I'm on board with what they're doing too. I think they could tailor it a little better by basin, and maybe prosecute a little whack and stack on the hatchery fish, but reducing wild encounters by their constituents is the one thing they can control in-season. Ocean conditions and treaty fisheries not so much. I'd rather have a heavily restricted fishery than no opportunity at all, and there's equally strong conservation rationale to just shut it all down. We might have gotten off easy this year,

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