If all the above is true--and I have no reason to believe that it's anything else--the practicality that the present Co-Management system will result in good faith bargaining, treat both factions fairly, and create any degree of ongoing cooperation is 0%. It totally escapes me how the various State agencies and Federal bureaus can ignore this nightmare and allow it to continue on, as is. The adverse of the old axiom "if it ain't broken...don't fix it!" certainly comes into play here. The system IS broken, IS totally dysfunctional, and IS in need of immediate modification. If a single check mark on a multiple "fast track" gov't. form can deprive or grant one party from fishing at the expense of the other, the end result is an epic fail. This isn't rocket science, dammit!