Cowlitzfisherman,

I could tell you some interesting stories about how vets used to treat/mistreat animals due to ignorance and lack of knowledge. Things have come a long way. There are still some old-school vets out there, but overall the profession is doing far better work than it was 20 or 30 years ago, much less 50 or 60 years ago.

I think fisheries biology has gone through a similar learning curve in the last few decades. I think it would be foolish to take control of our natural resources out of the hands of those who have the most training to manage them. Agreed, we have to be vocal about what we want from our fish resources. You and I certainly are that, huh?!