Originally Posted By: cohoangler
After all, neither the ballot measure nor the Gov's proposal kick the netters off the mainstem Columbia River. They just mandate a different type of gear. So if the netters switch to a gear type that is more selective, the SAFE areas become moot. There's no reason for their existence since there will always be more hatchery fish on the mainstem.


Not so.... Gov's plan explicitly takes non-treaty commercials off the mainstem, but still allows gillnets.

Initiative eliminates the gillnet option from commercial fishing altogether.
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