Originally Posted By: Doctor Rick
Originally Posted By: stlhdr1
Originally Posted By: eyeFISH
4) But DWARFING all three of those piles is this mountain of hatchery springers that go unharvested. Why? Because the cap on ESA impact does not give any of the three user groups exploiting spring chinook adequate access to those unharvested fish. Collectively, their chosen methods simply burn thru the aggregate allowable impact before they can catch all of those surplus springers that end up in the unharvested pile.



Sounds like they should just allow the fish to pass the LCR then Purse Seine the resevoirs above the Bonneville pool.. But to seine fish below Bonneville is obsurd... Sort them when they get close to their home rivers/destinations..


Keith



Did I just hear "Terminal Fisheries?"


No... You heard a theory of something that would allow the Cowlitz, Lewis, Kalama hatchery fish to get back to their home rivers. It's nice having hatchery fish to fish for you know. I mean with the forecast for 2011 how do you suppose fishing would be in these 3 tribs if we had a "selective" commercial fleet in the LCR? That's not even speaking of what they'd take from the Oregon side...

Keith
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