Occupation: Fishery Biologist
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Every time I read the discussion/argument, I come down squarely with Salmo g. (not that my opinion means much).
I think maybe you're just slightly prejudice! Isn't that what all the "agencies" always do with each other? beathead

I am not going to get into shouting match with you cohoangler, but there are several pending legal issues concerning Tacoma's License that you are not fully aware of. It may be over as you say, and then again, it may not be over. The courts will tell which one it is, so that is why you should not say;
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Rather than argue about whether the new license is sufficient, we should all recognize that the Cowlitz River fishery was undone by the construction of Mossyrock and Mayfield, not by NMFS, Friends of the Cowlitz, the FTC, or any other of the good folks working to restore whatever is left of the river. The Cowlitz ain't what it used to be but it's what we have. If you want to point fingers, point them at Tacoma Power.
These are just a few of the legal issues that are pending a decision from the Ninth Circuit Of Appeals that we filed on September 2003.
1) They address standards,-not in accordance with law, "arbitrary and capricious" unsupported by substantial evidence
2) Decisions challenged-NMFS and USACE as well as FERC
3) FACA
4) And a bunch of other issues to long to list

Cowlitzfisherman
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Is the taste of the bait worth the sting of the hook????