"Cleve Steward, a fisheries biologist hired by Tacoma to represent environmental groups, also criticized the deal as "letting them off the hook. We aren’t establishing goals that are based on fish. We’ve established goals that are based on Tacoma’s bottom line."
Tacoma Power hopes to submit a comprehensive settlement to FERC as the centerpiece of its application for a new license. Its existing license expires next year"

Hello............. This is the key statement in this article. Every management policy suggested is based on this statement and is doomed to failure. What really pisses me off is we can debate facts, exchange ideas, and put an incredible amount of effort into a succesful plan for salmon recovery, only to be shafted by our politacal leaders. Folks, this is ALL ABOUT $$$$$$$$$. I cant believe anyone involved in making these proposals is representing the fish's welfare, or the fishermans intrests.

And by the way, if I didn't like the results of a poll, I would take another look at my perspective, just to be sure. I wouldn't attempt to discredit the poll. Having no actual facts , only inuendo, I would sound like a whining liberal. Every vote counts. The exact margin for error is fractional at best. CFM did not unfairly influence it's outcome. Nor did he misrepresent the results. Hope that works out for ya.....