""But, from what I understand, the State believes that it is in their best interest to agree to the Tribes exceeding 50%.""

From Pat Patillo, who has a BS from UW School of Fisheries, and 36 years at WDFW and was the Statewide Salmon Fishery Manager (1991-2000) and Policy Lead for Inter-jurisdictional Fisheries Management (2000-2009), ...from his sworn Declaration under punishment of perjury in District Court Case C70-9213:

"The harvest imbalance is known and has occurred consistently for years. ... Based on the 2020 seasons approved by WDFW, the treaty tribes, and NMFS, ... the forecasted catch of Puget Sound Chinook salmon was 111,615 for the treaty tribes and 69,622 for the non-treaty fishers." ...which is 38% of the harvestable total.
Then Patillo swears the WDFW agreed to non-treaty Puget Sound Chinook harvest percent of :
42% in 2019
43% in 2018
41% in 2017, thus providing proof that "it is known and has occurred consistently for years."

Patillo: "For the years 2017 through 2020, it is estimated ...that non-treaty fisheries harvested 124,696 less Puget SOund Chinook than did the treaty fishers."

Now, you can't blame the tribe for harvesting what was agreed to. So, who is at fault for not retaining our legal share of 50% per Boldt?

(reference https://www.goskagit.com/news/fishing-gr...ce3070a003.html

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US DIstrict Court Western District
USA v. State of Washington
Case # C70-9213