Comments on: Dispute over tribal access to shellfish enters new phase http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2009/07/14/dispute-over-tribal-access-to-shellfish-enters-new-phase/ Environmental reporter Christopher Dunagan discusses the challenges of protecting Puget Sound and all things water-related. Fri, 25 May 2012 17:18:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sharon O'Hara http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2009/07/14/dispute-over-tribal-access-to-shellfish-enters-new-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-14097 Sharon O'Hara Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:46:06 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/?p=2945#comment-14097 My parents allowed pickers on their beach occasionally, as did their neighbors. The pickers were professional and paid for their harvest...no way in hades though, can those private properties be considered commercial properties. Sometimes giddy, silly greed and retaliation is carried too far. If the tribes want to harvest off private property, let them pay the premium waterfront taxes first...going back to when the property was bought. Nothing else is fair, nor just. Sharon O'Hara My parents allowed pickers on their beach occasionally, as did their neighbors.
The pickers were professional and paid for their harvest…no way in hades though, can those private properties be considered commercial properties.
Sometimes giddy, silly greed and retaliation is carried too far.

If the tribes want to harvest off private property, let them pay the premium waterfront taxes first…going back to when the property was bought. Nothing else is fair, nor just.
Sharon O’Hara

]]> By: Kris http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2009/07/14/dispute-over-tribal-access-to-shellfish-enters-new-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-14087 Kris Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:12:14 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/?p=2945#comment-14087 Yeah Mark. The tribes are the ONLY people throwing trash into the sound. Yeah Mark. The tribes are the ONLY people throwing trash into the sound.

]]> By: Mark http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2009/07/14/dispute-over-tribal-access-to-shellfish-enters-new-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-14081 Mark Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:39:34 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/?p=2945#comment-14081 I think it is just the tribes way of sticking out their tongue at us because we are stupid enough to even have a treaty after 150+ years. I also think the majority of people live in a vacuum because they allow this to happen and never say anything. The tribes will never harvest those beaches. Funny how they talk about wanting to protect the shellfish beds and fish runs, especially after watching them fire off fireworks at the beaches over the 4th and throwing their trash in the Sound. I think it is just the tribes way of sticking out their tongue at us because we are stupid enough to even have a treaty after 150+ years. I also think the majority of people live in a vacuum because they allow this to happen and never say anything.

The tribes will never harvest those beaches. Funny how they talk about wanting to protect the shellfish beds and fish runs, especially after watching them fire off fireworks at the beaches over the 4th and throwing their trash in the Sound.

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