I was crabbing in Port Townsend and Oak Bay this past weekend and couldn't beleive the number of pots on either side of the cut.

Later in the day I saw the tribes making several runs out to pick up their numerous pots, and then heard this morning of the scene Lingcod described on his post.

Very disappointing. Each ethnic group has their few that reflect poorly on the group as a whole, but there is way too much $cash$ involved for the State to just let this go on the honor system.

At some point I expect we will here of tempers flying as the perception by the general public in an area of Puget Sound filled with long-time Washingtonians, is that the Tribes are doing just as is described above. I hope it is not as bad as it looks, but I think it is well worth my tax dollars to have someone there to keep things honest.