Who's in charge? I want the name of the person who signed the dotted line.

The bio in charge of this is going to be buried in paperwork. Since he works for the state, all their work is public record, and I can request any information I want and they MUST provide me with said information. I am going to request any and all records pertaining to escapement counts, inculding stream surveys, tribal counts as received by the state, and all documents that work primarily from the theoretical models used to project run size. Should be about 3 years worth.

I am a mathematical genius and I will be the first to say that the run estimation models are flawed. It's not analytical statistics, so you cannot base solid numbers on undefined variables. I worked through several proofs in my head regarding numbers provided by the state and they missed a crucial step in their estimations. Hard to define in layman's terms, but we can cross that bridge when we get there.

I have the money and the time to hire private attorneys to debunk the flawed models. I'm going for the throat this time because I am tired of seeing how the decisions of few influence the seasons for many. I also have the knowledge to prove gross negligence based solely on the flawed theories that have been used by the state for several years. People will lose jobs over this....mark my words.

The SRM will reign.



BTW, the Sky has had enough returning fish by the end of February alone to make escapement for the entire Snohomish system. When is the last time a state bio fished during the closed season to establish numbers of fish present in the system? I'm talking Keith Archer's eggs and circle hooks(minimal mortality) or it doesn't count.

The state needs to quit putting the bio's in charge and do like the rest of the state does.......HIRE CONSULTANTS! If the tribes want to co-manage the resource, then they can co-pay the consultants. Split the fish, split the cost.