I think anyone who enjoys the myriad fisheries available in the greater Grays Harbor basin owes it to himself/herself to listen in on this briefing and get better aquainted with the key conservation issues looming over them.

There will be no public comment period to testify on this agenda item as it's meant to be a briefing to better educate the commission about the basin. But it's also YOUR chance to become educated as well. The current commission is the brightest, most engaged body we have seen in some time. When it comes to wild fish conservation, they "get it", especially the new chair.

So even if you won't be allowed to speak, come on down and get educated about the issues and the process through which they are addressed. When the time finally comes for an action item at a future meeting, public testimony will be paramount. And when push finally comes to shove, it's an educated public that will be able to deliver the most compelling testimony.

I'll personally be there to guage the commission's reaction to the Region 6 presentation. I hope the data moves them to impose stricter oversight of conservation goals and hold WDFW to full account each time they sign off on plans that willfully fish into escapement and/or intentionally overfish our non-treaty share.

Who else is in?