I wonder how long it would take to conduct a study of the Oregon fish and wildlife COMMISSION and determine how many smolts they kill?

While I agree with Aunty, Id like to preface or add, that selective harvest is the first of many changes needed for recovery. She knows it, but the usual suspects will chime in and pick it apart.

Again, no group can do all things at the same time. If it was a car accident, we would fight over clean up the radiator fluid or fixing the flat tire or pulling out the bumper to drive the car away. Thats why they have tow trucks and hazmat crews.

We dont.

If the state Wanted to fix these problems, really wanted to fix these problems, we would already have nuclear power, no dams, no culverts and no gillnets. The few selected hatcheries would be state of the art. If we had all those things, at the same time, we would have no money.

As long as they keep us fighting, they dont have to solve the problem. Process of elimination.

Nets
harvest limits, or segregated production increases.
Culverts
adequate or increasing spawning grounds
improved hatcheries, or selective closures
pollution,
predation
leaves one thing.

and nowhere to run, hide or blame someone else.



Nothing will please the ME< ME< ME crowd.