Puget Sound Gillnetters Ass'n v. Moos

ELR Citation: ELR 20535
No(s). 44401 (Wash. Jun 9, 1977)

The court refuses to issue a writ of mandamus, but it affirms the authority of the Washington Department of Fisheries to regulate salmon fishing among Indian and non-Indian fishermen. Relying on statutory construction, the court finds that the Department has authority to regulate fishing for conserv...