Just look at the response from WDFW to Salmo. Essentially, we're doing fine, there are no problems that we need to change, and we need more money.

Opportunities have eroded, WDFW seems focused on ocean salmon and the rest can close, the tribes simply dictate what they will allow. What has been accomplished towards recovery of salmon, steelhead, SRKWs that have been listed for close to 20 years? What have they accomplished?

I suspect folks would be more supportive if progress in population rebound and fishery expansion was being seen.

I realize that the problems affecting marine resources include other states and countries, they include the ocean, and there is a lot going on. And it really doesn't seem that we are looking at it all, holistically. WDG started a long-term steelhead life history and population dynamics research program in 1976; what has it found out since it should cover a couple of PDO shifts, el Ninos, la Ninas, increases and decreases in con-rearing salmon. They should have a pretty good idea of what's going on with them.

Other than not providing financial and political support how can one get their attention? Like Bay Wolf, Salmo, and Rivrguy have detailed, they don't intend to change.