I get it! I think their is little doubt hatcheries have affected most if not all Salmon and Steelhead runs on the West Coast. The question is, where do we go from here? Shut everything down 100% to protect what's left? Close all hatcheries? Stop progress? That ship has sailed. I'm thinking of nothing but opportunity! Call it selfish. Yes I am! Catch and release? That's OK by me. I just want to be on the water with rod and reel. With Steelhead I know some problems exist on certain rivers, but I know some rivers could be open for catch and release. Numbers support it. The Skagit/Sauk catch and release opportunity are prime examples. It's like pulling teeth to get the research done to allow such. I could be wrong but I thought with this HSRG gone, doors could open for an increase in individual river evals. to determine whether such opportunities could open up? Are the tribes the only barrier to this? Sounds like the tribes are all on board with this HSRG gone. Maybe I am totally off base and dazed and confused? HELP!
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