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It's only taken me 21 years living in WA for it to finally cement into my brain, but i've finally figured out that for the overwhelming majority, when it comes to local stocks of salmon, it is ABSOLUTELY all about the meat in the box


Now that is the absolute truth when talking salmon. Recs go around and around on what is the sportsman thing to do but the basic truth is in the world of allocation if we do not take them commercials will. So lets us try the GH standard for commercials. 15% observers on the fleet when fishing and 90% compliance is accepted. Considering the commercial harvesting power the unauthorized impact (illegal) is wayyyyyy past the Rec side even if folks floss and the occasional bandit Rec snagging. ( occasional being defined as the % of Recs who do that )

The vast majority of Recs fish salmon to catch and EAT THEM. Commercials fish to catch and SELL them. That is the real world.


Edited by Rivrguy (03/08/15 12:33 PM)
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