; Whereas Tribal co-management of Washington fisheries led to the creation of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission; Whereas the Northwest Indian Fishing Commission member Indian Tribes include the Lummi, Nooksack, Swinomish, Upper Skagit, Sauk-Suiattle, Stillaguamish, Tulalip, Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Nisqually, Squaxin Island, Skokomish, Suquamish, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Jamestown S’Klallam, Lower Elwha Klallam, Makah, Quileute, Quinault, and Hoh Tribes; Whereas the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission member Indian Tribes include the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation; Whereas sharply declining salmon populations continue to threaten the ability of the Indian Tribes to exercise their treaty rights, secure their economic futures, and protect important cultural practices; and Whereas the Boldt decision reinforced Tribal sovereignty, elevated the legal status of Tribal treaty rights, and advanced resource co-management: Now, therefore, be it