I would love to see the actual stats on what I mentioned in my earlier post.
Even though I'm not an advocate for netting, I still don't mind the natives netting for subsistance, cerimonial, etc... But do have a small problem with a small sect of people, both native and commercial, being allowed to profit from a natural resource, especially if it's tax dollars going to support it. Obviously, if my livelyhood was based on commercial fishing, my outlook would be different.
I'm just a working stiff, and my time off work or weekends spent fishing are limited. I probly spend close to $100.00 a day fishing (Gas, food, gear, etc) and like to take my kids out and catch some fish. No I don't have to catch fish to make the day worth it, but when I go out, I like to at least have a decent chance, without haveing a big hole in a river system due to netting.
Just my $.02 worth. :lol: