Incidental catch of non-target species is a common occurrence in fisheries whether it is wild fish taken when targeting hatchery fish, chum when targeting coho, or Chinook when targeting hake.

What are folks thoughts on a standard level, not be exceeded, for commercial and recreational users.

For example, if mortality exceeds 5% (dead fish plus mortality of released fish) should that be the max, with no fishing if that can't be met?

Should the standard be "no more than 10% of the target species" which might mean that a coho net fishery could take 90 coho and 10 other species. Or, should the limit be no more that 10% of the species being protected?

Those folks involved in GH and Willapa have been up to their eyeballs in these questions and I would like to see some thoughtful ideas.

And, if we can agree how does one get this adopted into management?