Steelhead Addict &Stinkfoot.
Yes there are ways to boycot but it will take a lot of work, lots of education and a slick well funded campain. Been working on some ideas and talking with super market managers. On the most part they would love to go along with enviro friendly fish and they could advertise it that way. The big problem is the middle man or the fish buyers.
They are the sportsmans, the Indians and the commercial fisherman problem. The middle man is the only major source of selling fish and because of this they give a lousy price for it and then turn around and make a few hundred % profit on it selling to the supermarkets and restraunts. We need a way to by-pass the Middle man so the indians can get top dollar for fish that are only caught in a selective way,(hatchery fish). "NO GILLNETS" If supermarkets would buy only fish caught in such a maner and direct from some type of co-op of fishermen at the same price the supermarkets buy fish from the middle men it might help save wild Steelhead. The supermarkets sell fish advertised as enviro friendly, the Indians will fish selective because they are getting $2.50/lb instead of $0.50/lb. Remember No Wild fish and no gillnetting allowed. There is a lot of work here to work out loads of snags but it has worked in other states with local Commercial fisherman. ANYONE ANY IDEAS?