It would be interesting to see a similar economic breakdown for WB. Whats the cost vs harvest value for the commercial fishery.

One topic I gotta give WDFW props for is that they at least had an advisory meeting on a weekend. Maybe they do actually want some public feedback this time.

The thing missing from the chehalis analysis on commercials is all the economic benefit rendered to the alaskans and candians. If you consider the money spent its not so bad for them, but sucks to be us. It'd be nice if the pacific salmon treaty provided for transfer payments to cover interception of hatchery fish (ie WA gets some money for hatchery operations to support the obviously benetifiting AK and BC chinook fisheries).

Obviously a pipe dream though.