A part I seem to have missed in this pinniped discussion is that the Tribes used to hunt them. The Makah, despite the MMPA, went after whales. It almost looks like the Tribes want somebody else to do their "dirty work" of culling. Since Boldt II held that the Treaty Right meant dead fish in the boat it would seem that the State and Feds have responsibility (see Culvert Decision) to fix this. Let loose the lawyers.