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PS wild steelhead are not suffering from fishing. Contrary to some opinions, fishing accounts for less than 4% take of wild PS steelhead. As WW mentions, poachers will poach. They always have; they always will. It's true that the tribes are not pleased with the hatchery steelhead agreement, but they don't get to transfer their steelhead fishing to the wild stock. The treaty entitlement is to "harvestable" fish, and there are few to no harvestable wild steelhead in PS.

The precarious status of wild steelhead has nothing to do with the hatchery steelhead. The status of PS wild steelhead is a function of habitat quantity and quality and marine survival rates. Just because GBL and a few likeminded individuals are convinced that it's all about the nets doesn't make them right.

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