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http://wdfw.wa.gov/about/director/pugetsound_salmon_statement.html

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Statement from WDFW Director Jim Unsworth on Puget Sound fisheries

May 12, 2016

OLYMPIA – Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Director Jim Unsworth today issued the following statement regarding Puget Sound-area fisheries:

“As you know, state fishery managers and treaty Indian tribes have been unable to agree on this year’s salmon and steelhead fisheries in Puget Sound.

“Without an agreement, the state and tribes are in the unprecedented position of separately obtaining the federal authorization needed to open fisheries under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). The previous federal approval, which authorized both tribal and non-tribal fisheries, expired April 30.

“As a result, effective May 1, WDFW closed state recreational and non-tribal fisheries in the Puget Sound region while fishery managers work toward securing federal authorization. Salmon and steelhead fishing is closed in Puget Sound marine areas, and all fishing is closed in several lakes and sections of many rivers that flow into Puget Sound.

“Closed waters include several lakes where salmon and steelhead migrate, including Lake Washington, Lake Sammamish, Lake Union, Monte Cristo Lake, Barney Lake, and Lake Cushman. A complete list of affected waters is available on our website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/pugetsound_salmon_update/.

“Closing fisheries in the Puget Sound region was not a step we took lightly. WDFW understands the hardship this places on communities that rely on recreational and commercial fisheries. We also understand the frustration of sport anglers, some of whom gathered to protest tribal fisheries that began last week in parts of Puget Sound.

“Some people have suggested that anglers should break the law and go fishing in closed areas, or interfere with tribal fisheries. We strongly disagree. Such actions would do far more harm than good. And, in fact, the state agrees that tribal fisheries in Puget Sound this spring will not threaten ESA-listed fish stocks.

“For those reasons, I urge everyone to follow current rules and to avoid interfering with tribal fisheries. Breaking state fishing laws or interfering with treaty fishing would only complicate the process of opening state fisheries and most certainly would impair our ability to work with the tribes in the future.

“The breakdown in this year’s negotiations demonstrates that we need to improve the process of setting salmon seasons. We support co-management of the state’s shared resources and believe the state and tribes are far more effective when we work together to conserve fish and wildlife and their habitat. WDFW is committed to working with the tribes to improve the process and help ensure our state’s resources are sustainable for future generations.”
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Re: Statement from WDFW Director Jim Unsworth on Puget Sound fisheries
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2016, 05:07:34 PM »
But if they are fishing and we are not there is no co-management of the resource only a marketed take by a single side.  It will be interesting to see the outcome of this at least the WDFW has grown a backbone but I've seen nothing to show the tribes will change anything.

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Re: Statement from WDFW Director Jim Unsworth on Puget Sound fisheries
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2016, 05:14:30 PM »
But if they are fishing and we are not there is no co-management of the resource only a marketed take by a single side.  It will be interesting to see the outcome of this at least the WDFW has grown a backbone but I've seen nothing to show the tribes will change anything.

Dont get your hopes up, a friend of mine is a biologist for one of the coastal tribes and told me Unsworth barely said more than a sentence at the first few meetings....... :bash:

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Re: Statement from WDFW Director Jim Unsworth on Puget Sound fisheries
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2016, 05:24:08 PM »
What a bunch of garbage! 
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Re: Statement from WDFW Director Jim Unsworth on Puget Sound fisheries
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2016, 05:54:47 PM »
But if they are fishing and we are not there is no co-management of the resource only a marketed take by a single side.

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Re: Statement from WDFW Director Jim Unsworth on Puget Sound fisheries
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2016, 07:44:03 PM »
Even if Unsworth has a backbone his boss is bought and paid for!  I agree with Whitpirate.
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Re: Statement from WDFW Director Jim Unsworth on Puget Sound fisheries
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2016, 10:04:34 PM »
But if they are fishing and we are not there is no co-management of the resource only a marketed take by a single side.

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Re: Statement from WDFW Director Jim Unsworth on Puget Sound fisheries
« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2016, 10:24:34 PM »
 I think it's time to pull the trump card and end all this tribal hunting/fishing rights BS.

 It's time all the tribes across the country assimilate and start living within the same rules/ guidelines as the rest of the Americans.
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Re: Statement from WDFW Director Jim Unsworth on Puget Sound fisheries
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2016, 04:14:29 AM »
All fishing closed in lakes? Can't go for bass in lk Washington? wow that's messed up.
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Re: Statement from WDFW Director Jim Unsworth on Puget Sound fisheries
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2016, 04:18:28 AM »
I think it's time to pull the trump card and end all this tribal hunting/fishing rights BS.

 It's time all the tribes across the country assimilate and start living within the same rules/ guidelines as the rest of the Americans.

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Re: Statement from WDFW Director Jim Unsworth on Puget Sound fisheries
« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2016, 05:45:55 AM »
I think it's time to pull the trump card and end all this tribal hunting/fishing rights BS.

 It's time all the tribes across the country assimilate and start living within the same rules/ guidelines as the rest of the Americans.
I think it's past time for that, if something was done earlier we wouldn't be in this predicament.
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Re: Statement from WDFW Director Jim Unsworth on Puget Sound fisheries
« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2016, 07:02:53 AM »
Would it be considered civil disobedience to go bass Fishing on Lake Sammamish? I have a hard time understanding how they can close freshwater to all fishing to "protect salmon" yet they can use nets which in no way differentiate the fish.
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Re: Statement from WDFW Director Jim Unsworth on Puget Sound fisheries
« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2016, 07:07:30 AM »
But if they are fishing and we are not there is no co-management of the resource only a marketed take by a single side.  It will be interesting to see the outcome of this at least the WDFW has grown a backbone but I've seen nothing to show the tribes will change anything.

I'm more inclined to believe the WDFW is doing this to manipulate recreational and commercial fisherman to support their side of this situation, the only side we're hearing. They're creating unnecessary friction between the tribes and the rest. This is not being handled well at all, IMHO.
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Re: Statement from WDFW Director Jim Unsworth on Puget Sound fisheries
« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2016, 07:19:24 AM »
What a bunch of garbage!
agreed, complete garbage.  It's time to end special treatment, it won't happen but it's long over due.
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Re: Statement from WDFW Director Jim Unsworth on Puget Sound fisheries
« Reply #14 on: May 13, 2016, 08:15:11 AM »
I haven't bought a fishing license this year and I'm going to try real hard to make it the whole year without one. 


"And, in fact, the state agrees that tribal fisheries in Puget Sound this spring will not threaten ESA-listed fish stocks."  :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

 


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