Originally Posted By: Carcassman
There are enough things wrong with today's salmon-driven ecosystems that everybody can say "It's not us, it's them" and be right. Fix all the habitat and the pinnipeds and fishery and hatchery impacts will still hold them down. Close all the fisheries and the seals will be happy.

Unfortunately, there is so much blame to go around that nobody really has to do anything because the other guy should act first.

Way back when the Feds were first talking about banning lead for waterfowl hunting WDG opposed it because habitat loss was killing more ducks than lead poisoning. Same logic holds for salmon.


IF there is ever going to be any chance of addressing this in any meaningful manner, it is going to take a cohesive and cooperative effort by ALL parties. With the Senior Leadership of WDFW doing everything at it's dysfunctional best, to drive a larger wedge between the treaty tribes and the largest stewards (us) we are not going in the right direction!
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