The 1996 harvest was unprecedented in a number of ways. It was the first time that all three nations in the Skeena watershed have worked together on such a huge scale. It was the largest harvest undertaken on Babine Lake in modern times in terms of the number of fish taken and also in terms of the number of people who were employed. Although a few improvements are needed for future years it should be noted that the amount of knowledge and experience that was gained this year, especially by those who managed the harvest, was invaluable.