Some food for thought...
What do the commercial fisherman think of the regulations? Do they feel they are slanted towards them? (I have a neighbor who is a commercial fisherman. I'll ask him and post his response.) My guess is probably not. I doubt the Indians are making a mint. I know several, albeit none of whom commercially fish, who are far from rich, and they speak of those who do fish of doing it for the tradition, not for the money.

Maybe we could recruit Tim Eyman to pass an initiative requiring commercial fisherman cease to fish in Puget Sound and CR because they cannot comply with selective ESA requirements?

Question:
Would you be willing to release *all* fish in exchange for the above, no more commercial fishing in Puget Sound and the Columbia River?

regards,
Skeeter