Over harvest is why there are very few spring Chinook left in the Queets.
Over harvest is the problem for steelhead as the water shed is not polluted or clear cut.
1977-76 total run 7,196 sport harvest 133 tribal harvest 2,856
1982-83 total run 7,063 sport harvest 650 tribal harvest 2,748
1990-91 total run 8,202 sport harvest 260 tribal harvest 2,748
1997-98 total run 4,856 sport harvest 52 tribal harvest 1,184

I have been told the State wants an escapement of 4,600 and the tribe wants 2500 to
Allow them more harvest. To protect the fish an escapement goal must be set so the tribe can be held to there 50%. As it stands the tribe is taking way more than there 50% and
This over harvest must stop.