Bottom line: If the goal is removing only hatchery chinook from the river, gillnets are simply the wrong tool for the job.

This would be akin to using a wrench to remove a phillips-head screw. WRONG TOOL!

Trying to justify tangle nets is like arguing a 3/8 in wrench is a better tool to remove that same screw instead of using a 3/4 in wrench.
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