What can you do? Nothing. The tribes police themselves. If tribes are catching more than 50%, they will claim sportsmen are catching just as much, but not reporting their numbers. They let the makahs hunt whales for godsakes. You think if politicians didn't step in for that, they are ever going to step in for overharvesting runs. Let's just hope that there isn't a few years of low water....yikes. Only thing you can do is protest, catch illegal activities on film, boycott net caught fish, try to get less lethal terminal fisheries accepted(fish wheels)
With monies generated from casinos, tribes are becoming very powerful, with campaign contributions etc. Sportsman have no collective, no excess money to contribute.
After the harvests this year, I wouldn't be upset, if say, a feed truck over-turned and lost their entire load of hay, during a "ceremonial" fishery. enough is enough

Can you imagine the fishing, if gill-netting was stopped? With the extra fish, and fishermen. The excess monies generated for hotels, gas stations, restaurants, sporting good stores,......and yes probably even casinos. Way more than the $1 or so a pound the tribes are getting for steelhead. One can only dream.




[This message has been edited by KORE (edited 01-16-2001).]