And the question still remains.......How is closing the lake going to significantly increase the chances of success for this wet dream fishery?
Here's my version of how it will go. ....... If the lake is closed for 5 years and the sockeye rebound doesn't happen, we'll be in the same place as we are now. If the sockeye runs do rebound after a 5 year closure there will be a line-up of folks to claim credit.....whether or not the fish would have naturally rebounded or not. In either case absolutely nothing will have been learned. But, hey, at least we removed the lake from the fishermen to enjoy. AND we had another rubber stamp public input meeting/vote (the results of which shall be immediately concealed prior to round filing).
If we err on the side of the resouce far enough, we can call a halt to water skiing too (maybe gas powered craft of all design), as it may impede the natural interactions of this freshly sainted project. Can I get an AMEN?