Originally Posted By: Salmo g.
Lifter,

A few years ago I heard that from mid-December to mid-April, 75% of WDFW's Fish Division time is spent on NOF. Considering what NOF produces for us, I have wondered how different the outcome would look for us if WDFW didn't particiapte in NOF at all and simply ignored the annual process. It sure looks like non-treaty salmon fishing gets the seasons that the treaty tribes set of us. I see a lot of potential $$$ savings.


Wow do I agree with this.....I sat in on all of the meetings for a long time. To much of the time was spent on "trying to get NT fishing time"!!!!! NT should have been gone, a long time ago.

I have posted many times, merger of WDG and WDF, helped lead to do what ever could be done to for salmon and less time on steelhead, see what that did.

Chehalis still has 100's of hours spent on NOF. NT'ers continue to net in the Chehalis.....buy backs still, not being taken advantage of, grrrrrrrrrr Should have been a time limit placed on the buy back!!!!!
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