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The Tribe amends and restates the amended fishing rights ordinance codified in this title in order to:

(a) Protect the Tribe’s fishery resources and Tribal fishing rights by establishing procedures for the conservation of fish stocks and exercise of the Tribe’s federally reserved fishing rights;

(b) Allow fishing opportunity to Yurok Tribal members while at the same time ensuring adequate spawning escapement and the attainment of conservation objectives;

(c) Restore, enhance, and manage the Tribal fishery by establishing harvest regulations for Tribal trust species and encouraging the sustainable use of Tribal trust species for the health and wellbeing of the Tribe and Yurok Tribal members; and

(d) Protect fundamental Tribal cultural, ceremonial, religious, subsistence, and other traditional harvesting practices. [Ord. 44 § 1003, adopted, 7/23/2015.]