Interesting Aunty.

When the state tried to put some of the NI share of Chinook on the grounds instead of in nets (approx 300) the local tribes said no, we'll take them.

If an escapement target is identified, the state and tribes agree that any fish above that would be "wasted" if not caught by some sort of fisherman. The "shares" are harvestable fish. If the state chooses not to harvest those fish (ask a Hoh river steelhead angler) then the tribe does.

Now,if the state felt that the escapement number was too low they could fight fpr a higher number, but that would reduce the "harvestable" and so would probably not have tribal support.