if i may ask...what tribal hatcheries aren't mass marking their fish? also the squaxins are paying for tumwater falls which provides up to 15000 chinook to areas 9,10,11 in most years(when it's open) and the nisqually hatchery provides up to 25000 chinook to areas 9-11 too...all mass marked except for DIT fish as far as i know.

the tribes try selective fishing in PS..beach seining etc...especially for coho...i don't see any NI guys seining...

if you want salmon back to puget sound i woukl think the tribes are your allies more than enemy...WDFW people hate the tribes...at least all that i've known...

i'm not convinced on mass marking anymore after working on it for 20 years either...the tribes original position is sounding better and better...

maybe time to end mass marking?

norm dicks was wined and dined by Northwest Marine Technology to push mass marking thru anyways as a benefit to them and they have benefited greatly from it $$$$$