They probably recognize that the direction they are headed is a loser to the license-holding public. They probably see that the political leadership of the state is headed one way, the demographics of the state are pointed similarly, and they don't see a viable alternative to lots more people. Couple that with staff that are similarly disconnected from those same stakeholders. What surprises me is how they don't see the connection between consumptive use and the fund base for their jobs.

Back just after the Noah's Flood, one of the WDG bios suggested, at the annual Biologist Meeting, that all the bios should work a year in a hatchery to understand the basis for support for that program. He was probably right.

Plus, some guy named Tug has a nice article on this in The Reel News.