jim, many of these questions are great, but many are out of the realm of control of any governor. remember, we voters took the power of appointing the WDFW director away from the governor and gave it to the commission. the main questions need to be about policies that they can control or have funding decisions about. hatcheries and enforcement are two funding issues they can deal with, along with fully funding the department. also, the next governor will have some say in what habitat measures will be taken to ensure wild salmon don't slip into oblivion. another good question is what type of people will he appoint to the commission, and imo this is the most important regarding day to day management decisions within WDFW. will he appoint commercial fishing representatives, recreational fishing interests, environmental interests, industrial interests, etc?

cb