I'm not sure who to blame for it...I'm sure that everyone will stand in a circle and point at everyone else like they tend to do...but until WDFW gets its operations certified by NMFS that it is in ESA compliance then it is 100% NOT in compliance.

It's hard to blame that on anyone but whoever has dropped the ball on getting the proper permits.

This isn't even getting to the merits of the program or not...this is just de facto noncompliance...they have no permit.

It's easy and convenient to blame it on the WFC, but I'm pretty sure it's not their job to get WDFW's certification for them.

WFC's aim may be to just get hatchery programs out of Puget Sound altogether, but whoever is supposed have taken care of the permits for the enter PS winter steelhead hatchery program is the one to blame...they did WFC's job for them.

Fish on...

Todd
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