EG,
I'm almost positive that its the tribe that counts the redds. The lady who cuts my hair here on base has a boyfriend who is a fish-bio, and works mostly on the Nisko. Last time I talked to her she said the red counts where definately looking better this year. Next time I see her, Ill ask just who is doing the counts.
Also, how can you blame anyone for the "meaningless debate" when you were the one who dangled out the "overfishing by sporties" nugget. 50 boats = 100 hens....ok maybe, but how many hens do 50 nets equal? No matter what type of math you use nets kill more fish hands down than any group of sporties will anyplace or anytime.
RL