if we dont find a way for farmers and fish to survie together we will be picking up the cost of the farmers, in unemployment and welfare checks for the whole area. 260 million dollar lost in a local econime is sure as hell going to coause a lot of pain and suffering from the farmer to the local stores to hotels to everyone that lives in the area. Some of you sure are willing to take away peoples livey hoods just for your recreation. not to mention the abuse the indains but to these fish. how many of you have complained about the tribes taking eggs only to thru the dead fish back in? may be the way to improve the fishing numbers is to stop all tribal fishing? or maybe spot all guides from operating, that would keep a lot of people from catching fish. I know ,, 10% of the fisher man catch 90% of the fish so we can just take away their tags, just becouse your father and grand father fished does not give you the right to fish....... The best way is to have both side work together to find a way to improve the habitat and keep the farming. lets not turn this into what happened at klamath. my 4cents( I talk longer) Tom
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Thomas J Elliott
Veterans Realty Services.
1-425-220-6567