Of course, I am a sports fisherman, but these interests aside and in line with CCA's "more fish for everyone"....

I read through the entire SB5127 and don't understand the motivation behind eliminating the Commission. I am actually serious- what is the motivation- or the intent? I asked this in my letter to Jacobsen and Gregoire as well. Again, someone who is elected by a liberal demographic should side on behalf of conservation and preserving our salmon & steelhead species. To be honest, I am not sure whether Jacobsen was elected by Commercial Fisherman as mentioned in one post above. I would imagine that this area of Seattle (his constitutes) is largely left of center.

so I wonder if the elimination of the Commission is a budget issue? or is it part of Gregoire's mandate to see improvements in the Salmon & Steelhead returns (WA State Steelhead Plan, etc.) or what? if the government feels that the Commission is not working, then are they proposing an alternative to help save our fishery. Or is it simply to turn the resources over to provide money for special interests... farm land, forestry management, commercial fisheries, etc. These interests don't really sound like a Democrat to me, but maybe I am missing something hidden between the lines.