Now I like that idea Stlhead! It actually worked for our national and state forests and banning export of a public fish resource should be just as legal as banning export of a public forest resource. The price of bait eggs, for those of you unfortunate enough not to catch all the hatchery hens you need :p should also go down. Might someone here who is connected with one of our local state reps talk one of them into proposing such a bill? "To prevent wastage of our invaluable fish resources it shall be illegal for all dealers of salmon products to export salmon eggs without also exporting, in whole or in part, the entire salmon. For processed fish, one whole fish for each skein of eggs, or two filets for each skein of eggs, etc....." That would stop those egg strippers of any race cold. I like it