"Compare that to the desired sampling level in most fisheries of 20% or the 30% voluntary return (no eyes or hand on) return of your shellfish CRC's. Again, this comment is not meant as an indictment, rather a comparison."

Well, if that is any indication of the validity of your other statements you have a ways to go. For 2015 the actual CRC stats are 52% reporting for summer and 64% reporting for winter. Public record.

Again, the issue isn't with all tribes nor is it with the tribal capability to manage their individual fisheries and permitted fishermen. The issue is the willingness and lack of transparency.

If, as you assert, the tribal staffs know of every finfish fisherman they should also know about shellfish - especially when the tribal resource manager is a large scale poacher.