Originally Posted By: eyeFISH
It's pretty sad that 90%-plus of salmon management resources is spent on gearing up for NOF.

That process has NOTHING to do about conservation. The conservation happens thru habitat protection and setting appropriate escapement goals.... NONE of which happens at NOF. It's all about who gets to do the killing, where, when, how many... and what gear type will be used to get the killing done in the appointed times and places.

As an advisor, I've yearned to have the serious conservation meetings about habitat and re-assessing e-goals... annual meetings about recovering/sustaining GH salmon that should occur LONG BEFORE the NOF discussions ever get started. Such discussions are SORELY missing... perhaps casually mentioned in passing at best.

Instead everything revolves around NOF... the perennial discussion on how we go about divvying up the kill!


OH MY FREAKING DOG! EYE, You have finally pulled back the curtain and told the whole GD world that the King is Naked!!!!

Your post sums up exactly why we are pushing so hard to get the NOF Negotiations live streamed AND WHY THEY ARE FIGHTING SO HARD TO KEEP IT SECRET!, They don't want the truth of what CO-management REALLY IS TO BE SEEN!!! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CONSERVATION OR RECOVERY!!

I OWE YOU A DRINK, HELL, I'LL OPEN A TAB FOR YOU!!
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