Originally Posted By: Eric

The better solution, of course, would be to eliminate all ocean commercial fisheries thus allowing the fish to reach maximum size and return to their rightful river and country. The country/regions doing the tough work through enhancement and habitat work would get to (rightfully) reap the rewards of that work. The regions doing squat would have to look in the mirror and get their $hit together on their own rivers.

Yes,terminal fisheries are the best solution but there are to many entrenched interests for that to happen any time soon.

The Skeena sockeye are having problems and the Canadians are trying to get the Alaskan interception reduced. If there was any justice in this world the SE Alaska and Canadian commercial and sport fisheries should see large cuts in intercepting Washington bound salmon in return for cuts in Alaskan interception of Skeena sockeye. The trade for WA bound salmon in favor for the SE AK netters was a semi back room/under the table deal so it will probably be ignored in the negotiations to get the AK netters off the Skeena sockeye.