I think I may have a solution. The Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest seem to have their way with the Fed.s via their very powerful Treaty trump card when it comes to fish & game. Even getting to take Fed. ESA fish in their nets! Much of the balance of nature has been removed from eco-system intrcacies forever so we need to concentrate on attempting control balancing in a proper way. One of them was the regular hunting of seals by early Native Americans, but now they only do this rarely. My idea is for the Fed.s, in conjunction with the states, to promote more Indian seal & sealion seasons periodically in exchange for an ethical and much needed reduction of fish netting. What they don't consume of the seals would find ready Asian markets that would bring revenue to the Tribes. There would be less fish eaten by seals and a little less fish netted by the Tribes. Fanatical groups like PETA and Green Peace would not be able to stop this partial return to nature's past (i.e.- Makah whaling). Seems like a win win scenario to me. Can anyone involved with the state or Tribes up there propose that solution to them? - Steve