Originally Posted By: Evo
Originally Posted By: Larry B
A couple of points.

1. Not all treaty tribes are the last in line. Remember the Makah troll fishermen taking something like 20K fish in their fall/winter fishery when the anticipated take was 2-3 thousand?

2. There was language in the Supreme Court decision indicating that the allocation issue could be adjusted as tribal economies improved. While not a treaty tribe I just read that the Cowlitz tribe is moving forward on a casino with a cost in excess of $500 million. Hmmm, things must be getting better for them.....




didnt the Cowlitz tribe sell their netting rights?


I was not stating or implying that the Cowlitz tribe is currently fishing; rather, that whomever is financially backing a +$500 million casino is anticipating a good payback to include whatever the tribe rakes off.

In fact, having that type of facility might raise some serious issues regarding needs if they were to try and assert rights to a fishery.
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