Firstly, count me IN on the protest. I'm sure we can drum up some support from our fellow PSA members as well.

Secondly, I share JacobF and TheKing's concern about the subject of media bias. I can not remember any of the newspapers or TV stations ever siding against the tribes on anything. It's like the media and most of the Western Washington populace just walked out of the theatre from watching "Little Big Man".

The last major tribal issue was when some state legislators floated the idea of allowing non-tribal fully-taxed casinos (which BTW would go a long way in solving the state's buget problems). The media portrayed this subject as the state trying to screw the tribes out of jobs and health care facilities (baby killers) -- so it never came to vote. I even remember that there was some sympathy when bald eagles were being killed for money.

I can just picture an interview with an Indian, responding to our protest, saying "They just want all the fish for themselves" and having the facts of the matter ignored.

I would not be surprised if our protesters heard some boos and shouts of "racists". The "city folk" of the Pike Place Market are probably not too concerned about sportfishermen's issues.

The TV media hosed us good when they backed-out of covering our crab protest in P.T.

If we are going to do this, I think need to stay completely focused and hammer away on ONE subject and one subject only -- the ESA listing. We are upset that listed fish are being allowed to be killed. We shouldn't even mention who is doing the killing -- let others figure that out for themselves.

Let's attack this as an environmental issue and not a sportmen's issue. I for one would welcome WT's and TU's support on this.