I respectfully disagree with the prior post. The Department of Commerce has no special relationship obligation to any tribe. Frankly that whole concept makes little sense for most WA tribes anymore. Many tribes are accumulating wealth through casino operations and harvest and sale (sometimes export) of natural resources. Some are good stewards, some engage in conduct that could be considered criminal. Most importantly, they’ve mostly all lawyered up with some of the best local law firms. This, I believe is a big part of the reason that the WDFW Director gets weak in the knees every time litigation is threatened and ends up capitulating to the Tribes instead of standing up for his recreational and commercial constituents. Need a Director with more brains and more guts. Also need help at the federal level with NOAA. Seems like PSA is stepping up on the Director front. I wonder if CCA is using any national lobbyists to help at the federal level with NOAA?