Tired of WDFW walking on eggshells around the tribes. In light of the ridiculous manner in which the Management Plan was negotiated--a secret process absent any Commission oversight or involvement, that the tribes should also have realized was inappropriate--WDFW should just note that NOF will now need to be open to public observation. Not an ask, just a reality, in response to the b.s. 'process' that the tribes and the former WDFW head engaged regarding the Management Plan. The tribes can weigh in on how that looks in practice, but we are not talking about the kumbaya meetings described above, and the tribes should not be allowed to veto something that is essential to a properly functioning governmental process. Democracy dies in darkness, and WDFW needs to quit facilitating tribal insistence on cloaking management decisions under a veil of secrecy. If that is too much for the tribes to accept, if they want to abandon NOF because they are afraid to allow some sunlight into their dealings, then WDFW should separate and pursue their own plan. This leads back to my NOAA thread and whether CCA's national lobbyist could/would help if it came to that. Now would be a good time to lay some foundation.
Edited by Take-Down (01/28/18 12:49 PM)