Rob, you speak with passion and the preceding statements you make concerning our choices of fish or industry are right on the mark.... BUT......
You belong to a group of people that lack credibility based simply on the fact of "contradiction" and "elitism"..... What do you drive? What do you power your house with? What industry do you make a living at?
These are all things that so many "tree huggers" do not realize about themselves that make others see nothing but hypocrisy in their statements and beliefs.
I used to Log, but we know where that industry went. Yet we want wooden furniture and homes.... I used to be sickened by the clear cutting that went on and I was a part of.... It was wrong... But I never abdicated a ban on logging... Just common sense. Selective forestry practices are the way.
Same with the dams.... I want to save salmon, but I am not willing or able to pay $400.00 /month for my electricity... So where is the common sense in tearing down dams?
Stop commercial fishing first (tribal included). Then see where things are... Then if that does not work, then MAYBE the dams need to be looked at. If the group that I am lumping you into would go at it like that, then folks like me would be more likely to take up your cause and fight with you.
You live in a tent with no eletricity or running water, walk everywhere you go, eat only what you need to survive, etc., then you have full Carta Blanche in my book to make demands on the rest of society you view as ruining our world..... You choose to drive to your EarthFirst rallies in your Beamer or Hummer, then you will never have my ear when asking me to give up what I have been accustomed to my entire life..... Hope that helps you understand a little?

Regards...

MC