Thanks for your reply Potter. I agree with your 3 part plan. I would add a 4th: a forum for Indian fishermen and non-Indian fishermen to better get to know each other's cultures and hopefully to come together on common proper fish and fishing GOALS. Can you get some of the Indian fishermen, knowledgable of all the issues as yourself, to become involved here on this BB and ours? (We are discussing the same issues on ours too. - For the above request of our net address, access www.ifish.net , then access the Bulletin Board). As for your plan for better and more reliable information I will say this; it will be challenging but is possible and important! A good example just occured. It is very possible that all of what Timberman reported at Hood's Canal occured. However, when Jim Bain pushed him for info clarification he backstepped a bit by saying that some of his info was second hand. More and better trained enforcement personel afield would help a lot with that. - As for the racist adjectives let me say that the offenders usually are unwittingly describing themselves. Empty words from closed intolerant minds. - If we do get good discussions going between Indian and non-Indian fishers on the 2 net BB's, I'm sure that both Bob and myself won't tolerate racist or undue inflamatory posts. They can be deleted, and if necessary can be banned for a cool off period. Thanks again Letty. I'm looking forward to more of your thoughts. (If I don't reply right away, I'll be up fishing in NW B.C. starting this Sunday for about a week or so). - RT

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