As I said in my first post, the sight hits me hard in the gut too. But, my questions are still the same: Is this run endangered? Is there escapement? Do we get our share? Are they just getting their fair share of the harvested fish? Do they have to pull the nets when a certain number is reached? If we really worked WITH the Natives and they didn't have to fear that we would try to take away this right, this way of life, like ours; could we find a solution to the real problems?

Before I could afford a boat, I put many many hours and days on the river. I have noticed the dramatic difference of the number of fish going through after the nets go in. I have also noticed the fish continue rolling through and people continue catching fish after the "complete blockage."

Are you saying that the Natives shouldn't get any fish? How many? How would you have them get their share? Should they be able to say how we fish? If you start on the they should do it like their ancestors argument, you are just whining. They are already employed at the Casinos? Just looking for beer money? Come on, what's the median wage in King County? Do we have the right to say they can only earn so much, how many non Natives make 6 figures, should/do we we regulate them ? Those arguments are whining.

Accept it's their right to fish, to take half the resource. Accept that their fishing looks different than ours. Realize that we, sport fishers and Native fishers have more in common than the vast majority of the human population, and we should join forces to ensure that we have the maximum number of fish to split and ....share. Put ourselves in their shoes. What would we do?