Originally Posted By: Lead Bouncer
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Out of curiosity, did they set up any guidelines and schedules how all the permit holders would fish in those areas? I talked to a manager who doesnt believe all the commercials will fit in the safe areas (assuming the manager was only referring to the WA side, for WA permit holders.) (if thats is how the permits are set up.)

They have admitted to increasing the smolt production for the safe areas, but have not explained how they plan to use it.



Nothing says the SAFE Areas can't be altered or expanded, last spring they harvested 28K springers out of the SAFE Areas, compared to around 12K from the mainstem.
So the question about viability seems moot.