Originally Posted By: stlhdr1
So one question I had....

The states are in the mode of "TESTING" the selective gear.

What happens if they find the selective gear to not be effective enough at removing hatchery fish. In other words, what happens if the selective tactics aren't successful enough?

Do they stick with gillnets?

Keith


Like we'll just give up on gillnets? They dont need to fish in the river. If Oregon and washington banned commercial fishing, they would just wander north, or take the buyout. You dont think Alaska would sell more permits if we banned commercial fishing? They get 3% on the catch. The wild fish killed in the ocean are just like the dead ones in the river, only a little smaller. Thats the crazy part. These clowns go after the herring and sardines, (food source) catch fish that are not mature, catch lower 48 fish that are not mature and have to catch more, to get the same poundage. If they fish near the terminal areas, avoid and separate lower 48 fish we get more fish and they are bigger. Bigger fish, same poundage less work. Christ we mights as well just eat the fking smolts. We can all switch to snoopy rods. Are you tired of paying for fish for Alaskans to catch and sell here? We should send them a freaking bill.