Interesting thread. One point that I haven't seen brought up is that until you get 100% mass marking of all hatchery fish, you can't tell if the Quinalts are selling wild fish or just unclipped brats.

I do know that you are far better off focusing on the business side than on the tribes. It will be much easier to convince the Chandler's of the world or Pacific Seafood not to buy/sell than it will to convince the tribes not to net. As Salmo G. said, if you start bashing the tribes, you lose. Like it or not, they have a right to fish.

Protest can make a difference though and I am happy to see the level of emotion and activism on this thread.

This issue was briefly discussed last night at a committee meeting of the Wild Steelhead Coalition and will be discussed more at next weeks board meeting. As an organization, there may be opportunities to protest which would not be open to individuals. Either way, if it impacts wild steelhead stocks, the WSC is interested.

Duggan Harman
WSC President