Hard-won fishing rights worthless without fish
Monday, January 7, 2013 at 12:00AM
El Guapo in News, boldt decision, fish in the news, tribal fishing rights

You can put more fish in the river, but if the habitat isn't there, it doesn't matter.

Tribes in Western Washington are catching fewer fish than before the landmark Boldt decision of 1974 because continuing habitat loss is destroying salmon and steelhead runs.

LINK (via: The Seattle Times)

Definition of insanity? Here is a prophetic headline from 2004.

Boldt Decision very much alive 30 years later - The fish bonanza is over; now, preserving habitat is a paramount issue.

LINK (via: The Seattle PI)

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