Backbouncer, sorry no it was not posted to your comments rather in general.
but backlash is so right, money does talk. you are living in a city where fishing is a lage indusrty. not just fishing but every thing that goes with it, freighters, rail,trucks and jobs. Yes microsoft and boeing produce jobs but so does the commercial industry. the commercial fishing has something that sport fishermen will never have is the money and the support. How many people can sportfishing provide jobs for and still donate realisticlly. Money is where it all lies. when was the last time you heard a sport fishing foundation giving money for colleges new bulidings and providing jobs for the people of washington and the rest of the west coast and east coast totaling more then 100 million dollars at once. Fact and proof. call uOfw fisheries school, the waterfront pier, especially the new bell street pier.and dozens of othre local and national bussiness. the sport industry does contribute but it can nop mach the dollar amount of the commercial industry. Fact, during the voting of I696 , supporters were telling the state how california, florida etc. had banned nets and now their runs are thrieving. true but with more states banning nets it gives the commercial industry a more of a reason not to net, its call demand. People all over the us want fresh fish, and it comes from here and alaska. more bans, more nets for the future. It is a good cause that people want to stop the nets, I see the positive in a lot of ways too. but it is a dream, for now. the best way to deal with this is to educate. It is not only nets doing the damage. Population has not helped one bit, logging new construction, the list goes on. I understand the anger but I feel you will lose every battle when it comes to banning the nets here in washington and alaska. BB1 your more then welcome to tour any vessel and watch footage and learn about the commercial netting any time in april after the "a" season is over.