The other part to this is that federal dollars help support hatcheries which, in some cases, exist to produce Chums so the tribes can harvest the eggs. In the process of netting all these chums there are incidental catches of Coho and blackmouth. I know the salmon enhancement program is not what it used to be but I would say the blackmouth in Puget Sound this time of year are much more scarce than they should be. Area 10 tribal netting is repsonsible for a good chunk of those fish being lost to the sportsmen who have been paying to raise them for many years through $10 added to the license fee. What did the tribes contribute? as usual ZERO. Do they hold the resource in some sacred esteem? NO
Just look at the scenario mentioned above. Waste and disrespect are the two descriptions of the tribes attitude towards salmon. The established tribal members may not care much for fishing anymore but the younger ones see the stripping of eggs as an easy buck...leave their crap all over for someone else to clean up..then go get yourself a couple of jugs and start the party.