Wait a minute, there, Rev... Don't you preach that success in business comes at the cost of investment and effort? My point was that those making the real money off the resource (NOT talking gillnetters here) have invested as much or more over the years in lobbying for the status quo that entitles them to untold percentages of natural resources they DON'T invest in than it would cost them to own and operate hatcheries that could support their businesses much more efficiently (and cost-effectively, if you consider the middle men and fishermen they have to pay to get the fish to the processing facilities today).

I'm pretty sure the reason they're doing it the way they do now is so they still have access to a large percentage of the "harvestable" wild fish, in addition to the majority of the hatchery fish you and I pay for. In addition, limitations on what they can harvest (keep on the boat instead of putting back dead) lead to limited supply, which in the face of constant demand yields higher prices per pound. I never called them stupid....

I'll readily admit that my "ideas" don't always meet with reality, but don't you believe that dreams and new ideas are where success begins?