Salmo-
Not sure how long you have lived in this State and I am not talking ONLY river nets. If you go out in the straits, bays and harbors during any run of Fish other than Steelhead, you will find some type of commercial net fishery out there both Indian and non-indian.
Yes I am obsessed with nets as all the talking and habitat restoration is worthless until they are gone.
My 53 years in this State and watching every type of netting has pretty much made my opinion what it is and I bet you anything it will not change until the nets are gone, we have 40 years of data to support it.