Grandpa, I agree with most everything you say. The only thing I would add is that I do believe the crab population is down. It's went down every since the tribes got 50% of the harvestable shellfish. The same thing that happened to salmon and steelhead after the Boldt decision. It sure seemed coincidental that the crab I was seeing diminsihed rapidly after the tribes got 50%. Up until about 5 years ago you could get good crab pretty much throughout the season which back then was the better part of the year. So obviously us recreational fisherman weren't cleaning them out. I agree that until the tribes are held accountable nothing will ever change and I'll guarantee that they don't account for what they do.