I knew deep down that this was a scenario all too likely to happen given the insanely aggressive netting schedule that has been going on since October. First they slaughtered the system's late native coho in December without account, now it's the steelhead.



Our present "co-management" arrangement is like a financially dysfunctional marriage where the couple shares a joint checking account without either one knowing how much is being spent. One spouse is hell bent on spending with no accountability, writing checks like there's no tomorrow, figuring the account is a fountain of unending wealth. The other spouse is completely in the dark until the statement comes in that the account is overdrawn..... AGAIN!

We need to have the feds step in to stop this madness. The state has proven its ineptitude and impotence in dealing with the situation TIME AND TIME AGAIN! Enough is enough!

Like I said before, no successful Fortune 500 company operates with two co-CEO's at the helm. It's time the buck stops at one final authority to ensure that these shenanigans do not lead to planned extinction of our wild salmon and steelhead stocks!