Because it is. You can't restore the Columbia above Bonneville until the dams are gone. Same with watersheds like the Sacramento and San Joaquin. There are many others. Further, we have demonstrated that the wild stocks can't support the harvest we (rec/commercial) want to direct at them. We do't want to leave water in rivers, let rivers have floodplains, leave trees on hillsides. WA, NOAA, and the Co-Managers have had since the 90s to begin the actual recovery process for Chinook and steelhead. That success should be enough to convince folks how important the actual recover and restoration of these fish is.