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SEPTEMBER 8, 2000

Tribal and other leaders continued to criticize a plan unveiled by John Carlson, a Republican candidate for Governor of Washington.

Carlson said he wants to end tribal and non-tribal commercial fishing in order to help save the salmon. But tribal leaders say it violates treaty rights which have already been upheld by various courts.

Carlson said states are allowed to ban all fishing to save a species and that his plan would survive a court challenge.

Get the Story:
Carlson urges halt to most commercial salmon fishing (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 9/8)

Related Stories:
Candidate supports end of tribal fishing (Enviro 9/7)
Salmon plan criticized (Enviro 07/28)
States urge tribes to accept salmon plan (Enviro 7/26)
Dam breaching on hold (Enviro 7/20)
Racial tensions build over dams (The Talking Circle 04/14)
Treaty rights heat up (Tribal Law 04/14)

Relevant Links:
The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission - www.critfc.org