TB,

Probably all of those, and a whole lot more...the biggest issue with fish runs in metropolitan areas is that it takes more than just projects to save the fish, it will take the political will of the people to agree first that it is worth it to save fish, and second that it is worth it to change our social constructs to do it...it will be expensive, time consuming, and will require an incredible change of mindset and actions to get anything real lasting value done.

NWP, that's why I'm still in "wait and see" mode with the CCA...I think that they will rapidly have to get off the "it's all about the harvest" kick, or they will perish...when that time comes, then I'll reassess where I'm at with them...until then, I've got plenty of other groups that I work with who are getting at those more important issues right now.

Many of us have been working on reducing, with the hope of finally eliminating the inriver commercial fisheries in the Columbia River. That issue automatically comes with bycatch, allocation, and economic issues, ones that I think the CCA can be helpful on, and I hope they put some serious thought into joining the fight there.

Besides that issue, I spend most of my time worrying about Puget Sound steelhead runs, and they don't have the luxury of waiting around, so that's where I'm going to continue putting my efforts...when the CCA wants to get involved with it (other than the nonexistent net issues here in PS proper), then I suspect we'll have a chance to work together here, too.

Fish on...

Todd