I think, Ive got paint on me. Its painful. But at 55, I dont have the right to exterminate a fish, and throw everyone behind me under the bus. Im irritated that many of our fathers did not take on the issue or the groups. But many of those people were saved by social programs etc and they had a different view of govt. I could tell, it bothered him. In the old days beginning in January, they fished the skagit with Bud Meyers every two weeks. It was a six fish limit. For a while, there was no limit. Hatchery fish were so common, the boat hooked 17 fish in ONE hole. Then Boldt came along. The fish were gone. By 1979 the tribal fishers were so rich, that one of them bought over 22,000 dollars of jewelry from a local store.


Doing what is necessary takes too long given the structure of the govt and the various user groups. Both Condit and Gold Ray had lawsuits over the loss of lake habitat, including the critters that really didnt flourish in the cold fast rivers. Well, it sucks but if they expected the lake to be there forever then they set themselves up for disappointment, just like those who thought we would have wild fish or hatchery fish forever.

Our addiction, is a dependency created by bad mgt solutions of wild fish, while expanding the business of fishing.
The govt made choices between business groups. Commercial over Tribes > commercial vs fish sustainability, then Electricity vs Fish. Had hatcherys never been possible govt would have made better decisions. Eat all you want-we'll make more is not a long term plan.

I actually think you will push the process along faster with your current position, rather than taking issue with one organization. From a scientific standpoint, Ive not seen much about the ramifications of extinction. We are lucky Alaska is so remote. .02