Originally Posted By: Soft bite


My recommendation was that a rigorous economic study of the NT gill net business should be conducted. The apparent conclusion is that this business should not exist. This would lead to the recommendation that the Commission consider the option of ELIMINATING the NT gill net industry.





While many would LOVE for this to be the final outcome, the Commission would be in breach of it's own NOF Policy C-3608…

http://wdfw.wa.gov/commission/policies/c3608.html

Unfortunately, there's this pesky little clause in there about managing the NT share….

"Grays Harbor harvest management objectives shall include opportunities for both the recreational AND commercial fisheries."

Given the greater economic return of every fish allocated rec, the citizens would be better served by allocating the GH salmon resource accordingly. Whatever opportunity they are granted, the rec community should make an all out push to convince the commission to transition the NT comm fleet to live capture gear.


Edited by eyeFISH (11/23/13 03:00 PM)
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