"You are not paying them to not fish you are buying the fish at market price before they catch them." How is that not fishing? It has been very clearly stated by every treaty tribe that I know of that they consider the act of fishing as tradition and a way of life and being paid the price of the fish not to actually catch the fish is and never will be on the negotiation table,period. Don't take my word for it, call any or all the tribal counsels you can find and ask them their opinion on paying them for fish before they catch them.