They encourage those open ocean fisheries by the non-Indians, under Hoh v. Baldridge, so that they can then fish inside unimpeded. If the ocean takes 1000 Hoh fish, the tribe gets 1000 inside.

The essence of that decision was that the tribes can't be shut down for conservation until all the NI is shut. So, the tribes balance catches. That is another eason why they fish inside an the sporties are closed.

Plus, as Todd says, there are tribes that troll and they would not want to have to be concerned about conservation. Remember the winter troll fishery by Makah a while back???