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time and may also cut into their extremely lucrative federal subsidies By advocating the elimination 

 of the gillnetters (through such programs as mandatory buyouts and other measures favored by the 

 Bevan Committee), they hope to eliminate their chief political opposition and well as the chief 

 proponents for making real changes in the system itself 



Recovery costs can only be recaptured by maintaining an economically viable fishing 

 industry to help defray the costs 



Salmon mean jobs Salmon mean income not only for coastal communities dependent upon 

 commercial fishing, but also for many inland communities heavily dependem upon recreational 

 fishing to attract tourist dollars Salmon also mean tax revenues for local communities to help 

 support schools and public services In the midst of biological considerations, let's not forget what 

 recovery should be for — the restoration of the fishing industry. Any recovery that results only in 

 "museum piece" streams but which does not result in a harvestable surplus offish or a restored fishing 

 industry must be deemed a Mure which would only perpetuate and make permanent the current net 

 economic loss to society as a whole 



The Bevan Team admittedly never deals with economic or social issues They felt that such 

 considerations were outside their charge However, these issues must be dealt with nevertheless as 

 a matter of public policy 



Supposedly, the Bevan Team devoted themselves to technical and scientific issues, including the 

 best fishing gear to use for salmon in the Columbia river Yet, no fisherman was even consulted by 

 the Recovery Team The report evidences this failing most clearly when calling for the employment 

 of selective gear for live capture ~ implicitly suggesting a return to the use of traps and fishwheels 

 used on the river in the early part of the century, before the dams forever changed the river's 

 hydrology. These traps also relied heavily on large hooks to kill seals and sea lions that constantly 

 raided traps Traps were buih on pilings, many in the middle of the river, and owned by large 

 corporate interests Suffice it to say, the river has changed, society has changed, and the law has 

 changed Indeed, traps and fishwheels are now illegal in both Oregon and Washington 



The primary reason that gillnets are still used today in the Columbia River by both Indian and non- 

 Indian fishermen is that they are the most selective means of fishing for salmon Gillnets always 



