The sad and tragic thing is that the only reliable way that I am aware of that we (non-tribal) have of tracking the number of fish harvested by the tribes is the fish tickets that are turned in by commercial buyers. If a fish isn't purchased by a commercial buyer, do you think that they get counted or reported towards the "50%" that the tribes are alotted ?

This roadside and dockside selling is happening all over the place. I have sat at the launch at McCallister Creek (Nisqually) and watched kings be beach seined and sold to the public while they are still flopping. They must get the word out somehow, because there were idiots lining up to buy the fish. The going rate was $5.00 a fish. It made me sick !!

When you try to talk about it to the natives selling the fish they just put their head down and ignore you. Many of the buyers are ignorant of what they are doing and really don't seem to care. Others are not able to speak english. That's what we are up against!