Originally Posted By: BroodBuster
Originally Posted By: wsu
It seems clear that reducing mixed stock fishing is going to happen. The question is why would WDFW agree to take the brunt of that and not force change north of the border where most harvest occurs?


Why would Canada give a rats ass when the good 'ol USA damned up a million square miles of their best salmon habitat and Washington flagged commercials are trolling north of their border?

It's a race to the bottom of the barrel with PS in the lead frown.


My simplistic little mind says that if NOAA/NMFS were to impose restrictions on AK that took pressure off of CA (as well as SUS) stocks it would provide a basis for CA to reduce pressure on SUS stocks.

But NOAA seems to be on the sidelines when it comes to exercising its authority beyond restricting SUS fisheries.
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