The tribes do consider the ESA allowable impact requirements. Under the federally approved co-manager Puget Sound Chinook Management Plan there are approved impact levels for all the ESA listed PS Chinook. AT the end of the NOF process NOAA has to review and ultimately approved the proposed fisheries. As part of that process the cumulative fishing impacts from all sources (Tribal and non-treaty) has to be below approved level for each of those listed stocks. Those impacts include all related fishing impacts; harvest, release mortality, etc.

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