Side Note:
Commission policy trumps NOF process.
Well for sure.....Phil Anderson trumps NOF progress in Region 6.....Olympia meeting was going "good", PA showed up.....we broke for lunch......after lunch the "good" got bad and there was NO give, on the situation......
I'm thinking that "sportsmen" get whats leftover, after the powers that control the process get thier say and what they want the end process to be..........Model, model, model.......funny how a model can change in 30 minutes.....but we watched it happen!!!!!!!
Using policy C-3608 as an example of what I’m saying, if you don’t like what is happening at NOF, then work on changing commission policy because commission policy dictates what happens at NOF.
North of Falcon Policy
This Policy will guide Department staff in considering conservation, allocation, in-season management, and monitoring issues associated with the annual, salmon fishery planning process known as “North of Falcon”. When considering management issues, Department staff will ensure that decisions are made consistent with the Department’s statutory authority, U.S. v. Washington, U.S. v. Oregon, the Endangered Species Act, the Puget Sound Chinook Harvest Management Plan, the Pacific Salmon Treaty, the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Framework Salmon Management Plan, pertinent state/tribal agreements, and the applicable Fish and Wildlife Commission policies.
With the large commercial catch and no sport catch, department staff didn’t adhere to the intent of the policy and they know that along with the commission. There is plenty of wiggle room with allocation to have a sport season and hopefully more nutrients in the ecosystems as well.
My opinion is that NOF staff corrected that problem “good for them” and life moves on.
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