That is actually a very good point (grandpa). When I started this thread initially I wanted to avoid the debate over netting (tribal/comm'l v. sportsmen) because there is so much in the archives already. I see waste it is - waste! But, there are a couple of things that I take away from this dicsussion. One, that the Indians are hammering a fishery that may keep them off of other 'more atttractive' fisheries (as sad as conceded that is) and two, the inevitable dicussion about whether netting (tribal/comm'l/whatever) should or should not be allowed at all is perhaps where this kind of thread ends up. That is because, in my opinion, this kind of waste and the waste of any bycatch in general can/should be avoided. The days of using nets for profit/sustinence are largely gone. Give the Indians their 'fair share' but force all netting groups to keep their nets at home and require them to use hook/line like the rest of us. My .02.