Rich Simms co-founder and WSC Board Member on the dismal state of affairs of steelhead returns in the Columbia system.
In the meantime, thinking driven by short-term economics and a profound embrace of the shifting baseline has kept the vast majority of the sportfishing industry silent or in denial about the emergency at hand. It is sad and disappointing to not hear more voices from the industry even mentioning the low run counts, let alone calling for any kind of response from managers.
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