Aunty M:

I think you may be right about the lack of nets equating to part of what we have been calling better ocean conditions. But I suspect that like all things with fish the answer may be more complex. From what I read we actually have had better ocean conditions, i.e. cooler water, more food = more salmon. Yet, I think some of our conservation efforts have paid off, there has been a major reduction of the B.C. commercial catch and the U.S. and Canada are both acting more responsibly since they decided to cooperate rather than backstab each other.