Chumkiller, We can argue forever about habitat VS netting VS ocean conditions etc. The one thing in your post that I do wish to disagree with is the tribe's so-called contribution. The hatcheries on the reservations were paid for by the feds and the money to operate them also comes from the feds. The only tribal contribution is to occassionally provide the piece of reservation land that the hatchery is built on. For that the tribes get to net one-half of all the fish that you and I paid for. Not a bad deal for them. I know we can talk about mitigation for past wrongs done to the fish runs by whites, and I agree much of that is true. But lets give credit where credit is due. We taxpayers paid for the hatcheries and we are continuing to pay for the management and operating of them today and in the future. Enough said.