That broadens the conversation CM. That size is dependent on food is true. Take the recent Coho crash. From what I observed about 2/3 came normal but about 1/3 were undersized. You always have what are called dinks but not in that portion. You can not harvest the food chain top to bottom and think that those at the top will not be effected. So long term yeah the food chain will come home to bite us. That said again since the post Boldt times the non treaty commercial fishers and Rec fisheries moved North to Alaska and took the PNW fish there in front of the tribes. The massive impacts of all forms of commercial harvest in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska are the primary driver for the crash of Chinook. Long term yup the food chain thing will come home to be sure but that pressure in the marine area is the primary thing that is simply continuing to do what it has for 30 years. Decimate salmon.


Edited by Rivrguy (08/31/17 10:09 AM)
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