Cohoangler
A lot of what you have just said makes a lot of sense!
But. . . . . . . .
Since you are a fishery biologist, and your from the Vancouver area, I would ask you to think about what you have just said;
If any of these folks promote a particular policy position regarding fishery management objectives, they need to base it on sound fishery management principles, not some percieved "quid pro quo" for providing educational assistance X number of years ago
Your statement couldn't make the point of this thread any more clearer!
Can you possibly explain how then WDFW can continue to allow the indiscriminate taking of unintended species, such as wild and endangered steelhead and salmon, through the use of an indiscriminate gill net fishery on the Columbia River? How is this fishery being govern by the use of "sound fishery management principles"?
You say;
Lastly, as someone else mentioned, the forest products industry funds a whole lot of young forestry students at places like Oregon State, UW, ESF - Syracuse, Michigan State, and other notable forestry schools. Funding fishery students is no different.
Where they got there degrees is not relevant! Funding through grants is one thing, but at this time I have not been told who, how, or even if they did receive funds; or what deals may have been made. I would imagine that all of those questions will be forthcoming. Maybe someone already knows those answers and is just waiting to pay their cards when the time ripe
Like I have said earlier, I was only the messenger, so I too will also have to wait to see what happens!
Cowlitzfisherman
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