Talked with ADF&G today and it looks like the Kasilof gill net PU fishery will be cut in half time wise - either days or hours per day.
I just cannot figure out what ADF&G is doing other than playing political games. The in-river sport fishery for chinook is closed, the Kasilof River chinook are catch and release or retention of marked fish only and yet a sockeye PU fishery that catches 40-80 chinook is allowed to proceed. Why? The PU fisheries for sockeye go all the way through July with dip nets so there are alternative fisheries available to PU fisherman.
Also, why just cut fishing time in half. Does 40 fish saved mean the goals are met? No. This appears so politically charged that it sinks. These fisheries should be closed infthe in-river sport fisheries are closed for conservation reasons. There are no pressing trade-offs between species, there are alternative fisheries, and ADF&G is allocating with this potential action. They are saying the PU fishery should get some fish just not a full fishery. But that is not what an e.o is for. Either there is a reason to close for conservation or there is not. If ADF&G is saying 40 fish saves makes the goal I would like to hear that but I think we all know that is not true.
I just cannot figure out what ADF&G is doing other than playing political games. The in-river sport fishery for chinook is closed, the Kasilof River chinook are catch and release or retention of marked fish only and yet a sockeye PU fishery that catches 40-80 chinook is allowed to proceed. Why? The PU fisheries for sockeye go all the way through July with dip nets so there are alternative fisheries available to PU fisherman.
Also, why just cut fishing time in half. Does 40 fish saved mean the goals are met? No. This appears so politically charged that it sinks. These fisheries should be closed infthe in-river sport fisheries are closed for conservation reasons. There are no pressing trade-offs between species, there are alternative fisheries, and ADF&G is allocating with this potential action. They are saying the PU fishery should get some fish just not a full fishery. But that is not what an e.o is for. Either there is a reason to close for conservation or there is not. If ADF&G is saying 40 fish saves makes the goal I would like to hear that but I think we all know that is not true.
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