The Willapa policy ended up being about where straying could be limited to meet HSRG requirements. All were told that this could not happen on Naselle so the Willapa prime met this by reducing production at Forks Cr. Well as things turned out staff & funding did solve the problem which just plain upended the ole cart. So now it is the thought that staying on the Naselle will be controlled which leaves the question. How does Willapa being prime benefit the fish or harvesters? The unsolvable problem of Naselle straying is being solved which completely upends the matrix and rationale that drove the thought process for stream designations. All bs aside the future of Willapa fisheries are at stake be it rec or commercials.


I find it ironic that staff struggled to meet exploitation rates, meet escapement objectives, and got slammed by ICH. Then the one thing that all were led to believe could not happen happened, they solved the problem with straying on the Naselle. Over goes the cart!