As posted by a Washinton angler on another site --

"Washougal Fall chinook plants are going from 4 million down to 900,000 and coho from 500,000 to 150,000 with the bulk of those fish headed for Young's Bay and Blind Slough (gillnet Terminal areas). The Lewis contributes 200,000 springers to Deep River and the Elocoman is shutting down all salmon releases and sending them to net pens. There is more but that should do for now."

Folks really aren't getting or understanding the above.

Those WA transfers are happening, regardless, of the SAFEforSalmon legislation. Just those examples are about 3.5-million smolts.

The increased commercial fishing in those areas will happen whether SAFEforSalmon passes or not.

The only question is -- in return for this windfall to the commercial harvesters, will there be a benefit to sports fishers? (Like getting commercial harvest off the mainstem)

IF the commercials get those transfers, AND remain on the mainstem with gillnets or anything else, it will be a double-whammy against sports fishing.

And that is the simple answer of why the commercial lobbyists, love the in-fighting going on. IF they can just keep the status quo, it is an ENORMOUS WIN for their clients. And will strengthen their position going forward.

SAFEforSalmon is focused on reforming Columbia River harvest management.

IF there are other places in WA where you can remove gillnets, I say go-for-it. What's preventing the introduction of legislation to do that?