Originally Posted By: freespool
Gillnet encounters of ESA listed species in the SAFE Areas is a very small fraction of what is seen in the mainstem.
How is this status quo management?
As was demonstrated last spring, gillnets harvested 28K springers in the SAFE Areas, while harvesting 12K in the mainstem fishery.


WDFW is testing commercial selective fishing gear to keep strays off spawning beds. Gill nets don’t have that capability because of the limited factor of high mortality rate.

Commercial selective gear testing wouldn’t be needed if status quo was working.

The possibility of an added benefit of more ESA wild getting back to spawning beds by deleting gill nets is a bonus.

Am I mistaken? I seem to remember that you wanted more ESA listed on the spawning beds along with less strays?
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