Originally Posted By: boater
Originally Posted By: Jhook


That would really be in the Department's best interest now wouldn't it Boater?



in that news release it says "“Our shared goal is to identify and develop commercial fishing gear capable of catching large numbers of hatchery salmon", how can that not effect sportfishing ?


Boater,

In Oregon the state employees are legally bound to consider and support commercial fishing interests. It made financial and political sense when the laws were written, when there were larger commercial harvests attainable and sports fishing was just a hobby. That is at least a big part of why the CCA sponsored bill was written to continue commercial harvest selectively, there was/is no other legal alternative. I don't speak for the CCA but try to follow all the various arguments as best I can.

I do not yet know the WA regulatory legal system to know what is enshrined in law or not. I missed that news release - is there a link?