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dj2loud
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Baker lake sockeye

Post by dj2loud » Wed Jul 26, 2017 4:45 pm

Hi ya'll...... Looks pretty bleak to reach that 47,000 fish with only 13,900 +/- so far at the traps... Wonder how many the tribes have netted and how many they have taken from the trap? Why is there no accountability from an outside source?

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Jakefish
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Re: Baker lake sockeye

Post by Jakefish » Fri Jul 28, 2017 8:47 am

And there it is - run size estimate has been officially downgraded from 47,000 to 37,000. We'll see how long that number holds.

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Re: Baker lake sockeye

Post by fisherman92 » Fri Jul 28, 2017 9:38 am

Short answer to a complicated question: Because the tribes are "sovereign" nations and govern themselves.... at least that's what the WDFW has told me in the past in personal emails.

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Re: Baker lake sockeye

Post by dj2loud » Fri Jul 28, 2017 3:55 pm

So are the tribes officially held to less eggs now that the run has been downgraded? I guess we will all be once again held to the higher standard when " the sovereign " cannot....... I sure glad they help with the hatcheries however you would think that they would harvest the collect salmon instead of netting the rivers... I also think it is not necessary when the tribes have a casino ( swinomish ) and can afford to totally renovate the entire casino and spend millions adding infrastructure and news for more slots..... There is no need to net the rivers.... Has anyone heard about the nooksack tribe lately and its casino closed by feds?

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Re: Baker lake sockeye

Post by JoshH » Sun Jul 30, 2017 7:29 pm

Remember the trap counts should be half the total run. Tribes take their estimated half. So downgraded numbers would mean 18,500 in the trap, not 37k.

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Re: Baker lake sockeye

Post by Jakefish » Sun Jul 30, 2017 7:30 pm

JoshH wrote:Remember the trap counts should be half the total run. Tribes take their estimated half. So downgraded numbers would mean 18,500 in the trap, not 37k.
No, the tribes get half of the allowable harvest, not half of the total run. Big difference. That's 50% of the fish after hatchery broodstock and wild fish escapement goals are met.

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