I've seen the negitive posts here and tossed a few in myself. I'll stick to my guns and say bull crap. I don't like the idea that traditional ways aren't used. These gill nets are going to kill our "indian & sport fishermens" native stock someday. The indians are NOT the only KILLERS. Declining buffer zones One bad bad killer. Clear cutting adds its body count too surface run-off makes a muddy river bed. Dams cut the orginal flow and cause obstructions, it doesn't matter if there are latters if the native stock is dead from decades of obstruction. I could go on but I don't want to beat the dead horse. Someone said "WE NEED TO CLEAN OUR OWN BACK YARDS FIRST" wise man! We as the civilized people as the settlers said have done more damage than our native friends. Both parties need to pull together and create a plan before its too late. The goverment isn't going to do anything. Any case we are the working body that makes this nation run, they just reep the benifits of our labor anyhow. J.C.B

[This message has been edited by J.C.B (edited 08-29-2000).]