On a side note, looks like Canada has opted to close the Fraser River. Seems the 6 million fish they were expecting is going to be less then a mill. You would have a hard time tellin me this isnt from over fishing somewhere. I just got back from the Thompson river area i didnt see the stripmining logging and mass population crap you see down here. (though I am not saying that isnt a problem-potential problem).
It's interesting because the 2 main fisheries left for Puget Sound gillnetters are Fraser River sockeye and Hood Canal chum.One is paid for and owned by the Canadians and one is paid for by us taxpayers. In my book Puget Sound gillnetting is nothing more then welfare.Is our state going to open the Point Roberts fishery? What a joke if they allow any fishing up there for fish we do no research on just so a couple hundred guys can make a couple of thousand dollars each and in the meantime bycatch fish that we would get fined and have our gear taken away for catching.
More responsible population growth? Lower impact living? Yes we need to cram this down people's throats with a sense of urgency.BAN is not about overlooking these issues.Quit unscrupulously scooping all the fish out of the water? Hell yes