[MAKAI]

Originally Posted by numbskull

Yes we do know.
That is my point.

The weather may have a lot to do with the failure of recent year classes, but the weather did not kill the fish we had.

WE, not the weather, are responsible for the current status of the stock.

WE, did it with the blessing of the fishery managers.

When breeding conditions are ideal, a small population can carry the stock.
When breeding conditions are poor, you need a large population to carry the stock, since spawning success is much lower.

We had a large population, now we don't. WE, with fishery management's blessing, killed those fish.

Blaming the weather for where we are now is a cop-out.

"We have met the enemy, and he is us" Pogo 1970