Since there seemingly is a good possibility that this thread may be read by people involved with the NMFS I'm going to take the opportunity, even though somewhat outside direct subject line here, to get thru to this powerful silent Federal organization. Does anyone know how to contact ******EDITED BY BOB********** via e-mail or snail mail? If you have read my post threads about the "Unfair Pair" of the NMFS and Col. Tribal Comm. you know how frustrating it is trying to get an answer out of the NMFS in regards to so wrongfully coming down on the side of the Treaty Indian allocation of Col. salmon & steelhead; seemingly so unfairly over and beyond what the Judge Belloni court decision of '68 (similar to the Judge Boldt decision, jurisdictional to Washington state) stated in giving a 50/50 share of the fish "deemed harvestable". Now that the Fed. ESA is essentially determining the fish "deemed harvestable", WHY IS THE NMFS GOING ALONG WITH TRIBAL POSITIONS THAT THEY SHOULD GET ALL OF THESE ESA FISH DEEMED HARVESTABLE, INSTEAD OF THE 50/50 DECISION handed down by Judge Beloni??? So unfair is this position that the States of Washington and Oregon had to go to court to keep the Col. R. open as usual for sportsmen this summer/fall!!! Lawsuits are still pending. The Vanc. based fisheries biologist that posted anonymously about some of what is going on behind closed doors (in my allocation post thread) is essentially very close to correct, according to an ODFW official that called me on the phone to explain some of these things (also wanting to stay anonymous). Geez, what country are we in here?!? Will someone in the know in the NMFS, and Col. Tribal Commission for that matter, please come forward and give us the proper explainations to our questions about the unfair allocations of the fish we paid for, that we have a right to know about??? - Steve Hanson (RT) ReelTruth1@aol.com (I have outside motion detectors, a dog, and guns. Recently, I'm more glad that I do for some strange reason - even though likely not that big of deal.)

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