Thank you all for the comments so far. Many good points and yes, much of this has been hashed and re-hashed. Maybe a better strategy is not the banning of nets, rather applying presure on the tribes through public education to use selective fishing methods. Any small step is a step forward.

I agree that there are many, many factors and factions that impact the decline in our fisheries. What I'm suggesting here is an effort to draw attention to a particular item that is directly and tangibly effecting wild fish stocks.

I think we can all agree how ridicules it is for sporties to follow all the regulations to reduce impacts on wild fish stocks, to endure closures and limited seasons all in an effort to protect wild fish, only to have the fish swim into a gill net and be killed. I don't believe the Bolt decision address the method in which the fish are harvested, so regulating the use of selective gear for tribal harvest in waters where ESA stocks can be encountered should be doable.