Originally Posted By: Carcassman
Keeping one's mouth closed prevents feet from occupying it.


I think that's it. Given the current climate of stakeholder relations (trying to screw each other out of fisheries), a WDFW Director who wants to keep his job will stay out of the public eye and earshot, so that when he shows up at North of Falcon, nobody can complain they were "lied to" or "misled" by the Department. Just toe the line and lower escapement goals when the forecast looks bleak, and he should have little trouble achieving his critical performance objectives: Don't upset the Tribes, and make sure the commercials keep fishing.