I don't recall that WDFW actually applied for approval; they talked about it. I also recall that they said they were going to apply for the next one and didn't.

I do agree that the continued decline in Chinook, with little or no noticeable improvement in Chinook or SRKWs since listing suggests a new path is needed. That path, as Smalma points out, must concentrate harvest post-whales in the terminal areas. I seriously doubt that the Tribes want all the fisheries terminal, with recs needing access to their 50% of the adults. In the bays, on the rivers.