Todd

Very comprehensive letter that should logically shame these "stewards of recovery" to prudent action.

Hope it is effective, but I won't hold my breath given the prevailing politics of fish "conservation".

I think the WSC should understand that this years fishery is being prosecuted with standard gear (avg 9.5" mesh) to be more chinook-selective. That's good news for steelhead, but of course that makes it completely non-selective for hatchery vs wild springers. With standard gear, the mortality for released wild chinook reverts back to nearly 100%. So sad.

In ophthalmology there are two words patients hate to hear in the same sentence... eye and needle... just makes folks cringe. For fisheries management, the oil-and-water words that just don't belong in the same sentence are selective and gillnet.... makes me cringe!
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