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fish. 



This is the entire preferred alternative as it pertains to the commercial outfitters. It is very easy 

 to see why the Guide Association opposed this alternative. What we don't understand is why more than 

 a year later, we still don't have a workable management system. 



Under the current 2440 System in place, the only controls on any user groups on the 

 Green River are on the commercial outfitters. We are 5% of the total A Section use and are only 7& of 

 the total river use. It is hard to understand how restriction on use for orUy this small user group can have 

 any significant effect of crowding or any other problem on the river. 



According to the Green River Study, page 89, 92% of all river users and 94% of all fishers made 

 their visit to the Green River the primary purpose of their trip. To publicly announce or to even hint that 

 there will be restrictions on users will cause a negative reaction by these users. They will not invest the 

 time or money to travel to the Green River if they feel that their use may be limited or that they cannot 

 do the activity that they are traveling to participate in. This will have an obvious and severe impact on 

 not only commercial outfitters but also on all busii\esses that are part of the industry that has been built 

 around the Green River. 



We propose that these users be allowed to make their own decisions about whether or not they 

 would return to the Green River based on their own satisfaction with their experience and not by a 

 determination by the Forest Service or any other agency as to whether they had a good experience. We 

 believe that the marketplace viill control crowding and that people will return as long as they are 

 satisfied. If they feel crowded or unsatisfied with their experience, they will 1- not come back, 2- use a 

 different section of the river, 3- come at a different time of year. I feel that the most important thing to 

 remember in all management decisions is that the visitors, i.e. general public or all users, be the ones to 

 make these decisions, not the F.S.„ BLM, or any other agency. 



