With the conversation about management for harvest, I wonder how you guys feel is the right way to manage anadramous fish runs in Washington. I have yet to form my own opinion on the subject but I have a variety of feelings about it. Long term I would like to have large, healthy runs of native fish in my home waters that I am able to appreciate and angle for. At the same time, harvesting my own food is something that has been important to me and my family since i was a child, and is why I started fishing. I never considered catch and release until I found a fishery where it was the only option.Eating salmon at the dinner table is one of the things that got me connected to the fish. Harvesting only hatchery fish and leaving wild fish alone is great in theory, but it feels like we are slowly moving away from that school of fisheries management, perhaps for the better.
I want salmon runs to flourish, but I also want food on my plate. How do I find the best approach to fisheries management that lets us have both?