Yes, this has come up before and as a fellow Seattleite I also find it offensive when I stop in down at the market for some fresh goods to have to see all the nates on ice. The problem I see with getting any media outlets to cover something like this is a reluctance to appear negative about anything having to do with the tribes. Remember Brando on the Nisqually?

It is perfectly legal for the tribes to sell their products to the guys at Pike Place. I think we should first look at how other groups have managed to change the public perception towards practices that are accepted without a second thought by the general public. Look at the way 696 was portrayed by the general mainstream media. Grubby, greedy, redneck sportsfishermen trying to take away the poor Ballardite's way of life. How can we not come across in a similar way or worse, looking like a PETA-type group opposed to eating fish. I'm just playing devil's advocate here.
You're preaching to the choir if you try to convince me that it's repugnant to see so many of these fish on ice.

Reducing the market for wild steelhead through education should be something for the WSC to look into. Speaking of the WSC, when are we going to see the WSC website? The mention in STS could be drawing a lot of traffic to a big "under construction" sign right now. But I've gotten off the point.

Didn't someone find some contact information for the fish markets the last time this came up. Another good contact would the committee/council that runs Pike Place. Let me do some poking around for different people we could be flooding with email and letters. I should have done this before. Better late than never. Gimmie awhile and I'll post some contacts. Anyone else who comes up with names and addresses please do the same here.

And thanks, RT, for bringing this up again. Picture's worth a thousand words. Glad to see recent events haven't dampened your interest in being a part of this strange virtual fishing community.

Bruce

[This message has been edited by B. Gray (edited 03-30-2001).]