United States v. Washington

ELR Citation: ELR 20016
No(s). 9213 (W.D. Wash. Sep 26, 1980)

The court holds that all hatchery fish must be included in the computation of Pacific Northwest Indian tribes' treaty share of fish and that the tribes have an implied right to environmental protection of the fish habitat. The Supreme Court had previously held, 9 ELR 20517, that the fishing rights c...