Cohoangler,

I'm aware of WDFW's legislative mandate. I think we both know that the mandate for commercial fishing does not separately identify both treaty and NT commercial fishing. The tribes adequately fulfill the need, under treaty obligation, for commercial fishing. So why are we subsidizing NT commercial fishing?

With respect to hatchery salmon, what I'm saying is, if the people who pay for them - taxpayers and license buyers - don't have access to or creel enough of them, why bother paying for them? If AK and BC don't want to allow enough of them to return to the people who paid for them, well, let's stop paying for them. Maybe they care if we release hatchery salmon to migrate into their waters, or maybe they don't. I think we, as WA taxpayers and license buyers, should reserve the right to fund the programs based on our self interest, measured by how many salmon return to our creel. If they don't want to allow us a reasonable return on our investment, then screw 'em, and turn off the hatchery faucet.