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The relative "health" of the stock (as determined by WDFW) dictates the "acceptable" exploitation rate (impact).

As an example, Chehalis fall chinook = 10%, wild upper CR spring chinook = 15%, CR tules = 41%

Not defending these percentages, just the messenger.


Back to don't kill the messenger, don't as this is a tough subject.

Now how does a exploitation % get abused? Well here are a couple to chew on. Region 6 staff allow a targeted Coho fishery but catch more Chum than Coho as they were "targeting Coho" In fact one staffer inserted retain ( sell ) the incidental catch AFTER NOF was completed and was only caught when the harvest was posted. It is about management plans and avoiding compliance. With Monte staff one needs to ALWAYS read the CR 102!

Next up is when a cap is just say 10% for the season is it acceptable for a given week to have a by catch equal or greater than the targeted species if it fits in the 10% impact cap? I say no, in fact I say HELL NO! That folks is what they call "cookin the books" !!!!!!! We will not even take a run at conservation ethics with this one as any bio that endorses this bit is lacks any conservation ethics.
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