Originally Posted By: Salmo g.
Orgonian,

As for why haven't sport fishing interests exerted greater influence in government and WDFW to give greater consideration to sport fishing, that's not so hard to figure out. Sport fishing, although declining, and with fewer participants, is still a significant economic activity. And the fishing is not so bad for so many as to motivate enough people to become political active through volunteering their time and donating their money. But that has been changing. More time and money is being channeled into sport fishing advocacy. However, the desired changes won't happen quickly. State law explicitly protects commercial fishing, and reallocating that non-treaty share to sport fishing will take more time, money, and work in order to be realized. Given enough of those resources, it will be; otherwise not.
Sg


And to put a "Finer Point" on the above. The current demographic that actually has the "moxey" to understand, analyze, plan, and DO, is now retiring with a lot of time on our hands. I know, I did (retire) and put that time and experience to good Sports Crabbing Interests. And that retirement "Bulge" is growing larger by the day. We tend to be "Do'ers" with strong work ethics, and the experience to accomplish things, i.e., that is why we could afford to retire comfortably. That is what happened down in Olympia last year when some Old Style Politician (Jacobsen) unsuccessfully tried to turn the tide back to commercials by threatening OUR F & W Commission. There are more things than a large economic clout, and that is a Large Committment Clout by a lot of Individuals, scares the beejesus out of Old Style Politicians, i.e., now gone Jacobsen. Oh, did I point out that Jacobsen's Replacement signed the letter urging the F & W Commission to Change the Dungeness Crab Policies to our Sport Crabbing Interests???? It is not just ecomonics that are swinging, but folks that are committed to change. As a possible future example, please watch current State Senator Hargrove's Un-election next cycle (hint -- he is/was Very Ex-Senator (State) Jacobsen's Political Buddy).
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Hey Mr Childers, have you corrected that Scofflaw Spreadsheet Yet?????