The Kuskokwim Commercial Fishing biologists,whom doesn't live in the area, want us to believe that if these fish are not harvested  there will be an over abundance in the spawning grounds.I call BS.The historical Kuskokwim salmon returns to the spawning areas have been greatly reduced in the past 30 yrs. and the Department has this unproven theory that too many salmon returning to the spawning grounds is a bad idea.The Kuskokwim hasn't smelt from rotting salmon for 20 years or more.The elders were right when they say if the river doesn't smell of rotting carcesses then the river is in trouble.Over harvesting,high seas interception and many environmental problems in the ocean has greatly reduced the Kuskokwim salmon stocks and the Commercial Biologist is worried about a buyer.This river would never have gotten into this problem if it were run by Subsistence biologists.
Decaying salmon are a good thing for a river but commercial fishing during historical low numbers are not.