What are the potential adverse consequences to the Makah? Probably somewhere between few and none. This is the fundamental reason why there is little incentive to "co-manage" a shared resource by any way other than taking the biggest share you can, especially when you take your share first. The Makah are not popular with some of the Puget Sound tribes who necessarily fish after the Makah have caught their share, whatever percent of the harvest it is. I once heard a Makah fisheries manager - back in the 1970s mind you - say that they regarded 50% of the harvestable salmon passing Neah Bay as the Makah's rightful share, essentially cutting off all other Puget Sound area tribes from their treaty reserved fisheries.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.