Wow, I agree with Carcassman!!! (on this one)

Additionally, you have to realize that, when it comes to the ESA, it's very hard to bring economic effects into the consideration, at least as a reason for not acting.

It's like saying, "yeah we passed this law and we really, really, would like for these animals to be around, just not if it's really hard, or makes us have to change too much".

We all know what types of things need to be done, at least to stabilize and stave off extinction, they just run completely counter to how we operate as humans in our communities, i.e., growth , growth, and more growth!. I think that's why the pesky law was needed in the first place. Salmon just represent the most complicated of situations to try and implement it.