Since the negotiations between the Tribes and WDFW in the NOF process are in a clandestine setting, where the public is not invited and information can be disseminated as they wish, most of us can only assume.

Regardless, it was nice of the Tulalips to take one for their team (if they did so voluntarily) considering they are first up in the tribal fishing season to be sitting at shore right now waiting for a permit instead of fishing for Chinook as they did at the same time last year.