Aunty -
I have not really change my thoughts on this whole issue. Unlike you and Todd I find the Merry-go-ride of plowing the same ground over and over both uninteresting and unproductive.

As an aside I all ready hearing that to ease the potential move away from gill nets that public dollars should be spend to help the commerical fishers with any gear change overs. No can really be surprised that our decision makers would be looking in that direction. Of course once they invest in such a move they would have to see to it that the fishery remains profitable .

As always I remain an interested observer.

Curt