there are a lot more marine mammals than there used to be. They're eating a ton of hatchery fish according to (many) anecdotal accounts. I also overheard a few

there are a lot more marine mammals than there used to be. They're eating a ton of hatchery fish according to (many) anecdotal accounts. I also overheard a few Fish and Game guys putting forward that theory regarding the very bad returns during the Prince William Sound seine fishery. I'd never seen so many otters, seals, and orcas as I had in my return trip. With a lot more predators, it's a stretch to think that could be contributing. So while environmental contamination is never a bad bet, I'd be surprised if that's all it was. The people who say stuff like "overfishing" in regard to Alaskan fisheries (some of the best managed in the world) have no idea what they're talking about. Fucken English enough for ya?