The Tribes have expressed the same concerns regarding PS and Oly Pen stocks. Before the Boldt decision, the Tribes were getting about 2% of the Pacific salmon harvested in these areas. When the Boldt decision was handed down, that went up to 50%.

Now fast-forward 45 years…….

The actual number of salmon the Tribes are getting now (i.e., 50% of the harvestable surplus) is LESS than the 2% of the harvest they got in 1974, just before the Boldt decision. That’s how far the stocks have fallen.

Given that, what’s the point of the escapement goals? It appears they’re seldom achieved, and when they’re not, the goals are lowered. If the goals keep moving, they’re not goals. They’re little more than aspirational indicators.