Stiller, I will post the info on the dollars relating to the economic impact of the elliott bay fishery. I will also try to locate the info from previous sockeye fisheries,and what the recreational fishery contributed to the local economy. The dollar amount of the last sockeye fishery in the lake was HUGE. Not 2002. I am a little leery about the tribes behavior regarding selling uncounted fish. Hear me out. I was invited to monitor/observe the tribal fishery in action on elliott bay and the lower river from 1998-2000 this was from the tribal fisheries dept,and Mike Mahavalich their bioligist. I rode along on their enforcement boat on numerous occassions to observe and report on the netting activity,conduct of the fisherman and the resulting transport of the catch to an off load sight for sampling and sale to pre arranged buyers on shore. I was allowed full access with prior notification and also on random spot checks. I never had any problem with asking to view holding tanks, on board or asking for explanations of fish put to the side and kept by the crew. On every single occasion there was a state rep./sampler from WDFW at the off load site. the fish are brought up to the dock and the first thing thats done is a count by wdfw and the tribe does a count also. within minutes fish tickets are filled out to account for the catch by that boat. Each fisherman has a right to retain a few fish for himself, and regarding selling to the public I think most people on this board have seen tribal caught fish being sold at the boat or on the highway . I think with proper accountability and the buyer folowing certain WDFW rules after purchase i think it may be legal to some extent and is a common practice state wide. I am not praising the tribes or agreeing with their fishery management, but mike mahavilich and that fishery dept run a clean ship and they on more than one occassion have been 100% responsable for sport fishing seasons for us against the wishes of the WDFW. I disagree with the allocation at times but when our own WDFW takes no action or gives no explanation as to why the tribe took 90% of the harvestable fish and we get crumbs i tend to get angry with the state first then the tribes.As to the impact a sport fishery can have all one has to do is think about what goes into a days fishing for a guy and a buddy or two. Money spent getting the boat and the safety equipment up to speed, filling both tanks on board, oil for mixture, grab some new tackle for the trip, get the beer and food,bait,launching fees,getting the new liscense,etc,etc, Add to that any fish caught goes on the barbecue,or smoked,more costs there. Add to that the amount of marijuana and other goodies bought by many anglers you can see how it adds up.