LB [/quote]

Are you assuming the tribes will be allowed to catch more beyond their tribal split if they change gear? [/quote]

If they can be mandated to use "selective gear" throughout all tribal harvest, Eastern gorge and Idaho's sporties are gonna really love it...

Keith [/quote]

First of all, my question was in regards to keiths claim that tribes would take more harvest, dipping in to the sport share. I dont agree. They can do that now by violating the rules. You have more control with live capture gear because you wont inadvertantly overharvest. Excess fish get thrown back. Prolonging the season does not equate to take from one side and give it to the other.

Im not buying that allocation result. Ive never heard anything about idaho having to observe Boldt. Commercial fishing is not legal in Idaho. Based on the status quo, the wild fish will eventually be exterminated. What happens then? What is the limiting factor to allocation? It certainly wont be 13% of the wild fish impacts. They will revert to HALF the estimated return minus the hatchery escapement. By using live capture selective gear, the wild fish impacts will be reduced to nearly zero and they will focus on the HALF of the available fish for harvest.

You are grasping at straws.