09/21/2021

BS to the "wire coding" concept. As one of the people that has spent 100's of my time working on the Wynoochee Mitigation, I want to see adipose clipped Coho in the Wynoochee.

Reason, the Wynoochee River has been shut down because of the lack of adipose hatchery Coho. Fishermen are knowledgeable. catch a fish with adipose hatchery fish are making it back to the Coho home river......wire coded tag, can the average tell if it is a hatchery raised Coho.....I think not!!!!!! Do I trust WDFW, not when it comes to fish in Region 6.

Satsop River, Wynoochee River, Chehalis River, above South Montesano has a closure, starting 10/01/2021, on Wild Coho........How would WDFW deal with a closure on the Wynoochee, in future years, if in fact there is no way to tell Wild Coho from wire coded Coho?????
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