All true Todd. Whether anything is done or not is a matter of philosophy. But since we have changed everthing; damming the river, fishing, population, polution...we are already changed everything from the past. We now have choices to make.

There are just consequences to those choices. Doing nothing and letting the sea lions eat samon and sturgeon is a choice. Trying to manage the consequences of an altered environment is a choice. The "plan" to control the sea lions was part of such a plan. Hatcheries are also part of a plan to deal with our current reality. Right or wrong, there are plenty of downsides no matter what choice is made.

I just didn't like the botched sea lion control plan being blamed on the fishing public.