Here's another one that needs some help...

"14) When a mark-selective fishery occurs, the mark-selective fishery shall be implemented, monitored, and enforced in a manner designed to achieve the anticipated conservation benefits. "

Too much wiggle/weasel/waffle room in that bullet-point. This statement would NOT apply to the coho gillnet fishery as currently prosecuted.

Why?

Because it's NOT mark selective.... it's species-selective to exclude wild chinook.

This bullet point also needs to include language that the agency shall commit itself to transitioning all gear types to LIVE capture methods.
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