Originally Posted By: boater
plus, if you take the time and listen to this http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/commission/meetings/2010/12/audio_dec0410.html and listen to what the commercial fisherman is saying about when they would want to fish i`d have to say that it would devastate the sport fishery and also notice that nobody ask`s what effect this will have on sportfishing, if we had someone on the commission that understood sportfishing that question would have been asked but it wasnt and we are going to get screwed.


I’ve heard that coupled with all the other tapes if not at the meetings myself so I can get a feeling of the whole picture. I’m impressed and commend the commission with the questions that they are asking. If reports are submitted with out by catch data by fish managers the commission will ask for it and expect it to be part of the report next time so they can make an informed decision.

On this tape you presented here-- the commission asked if exclusive selective fishing could work and the gill netter reluctantly testified yes.
Also another testified that he wasn’t used to putting the fish back unharmed instead bring the gill nets in as fast as he can while slamming the fish into the boat.

That got a good laugh from the by catch conscience commissioners. rofl
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