You've identified the "problem" of selective fisheries. Most of the commercial fisheries, whether net or troll, are not very successful at releasing non-target fish in good shape so they will survive. Not saying it can't be done, but it isn't.

Recreational, on the other hand, can successfully release fish is decent shape. We have not done the studies to show how C&R affects success at spawning or repeat spawning (steelhead) but we know that they can live after being encountered.

This means that the non-selective groups get bigger chunks of the protected fish pie. We can't (and won't even try) to change the Tribal fisheries but we could deal with the NT side if the political will were there. Which it isn't.

They, the commercials, have much more political power and I suspect that the Tribes will support them before they support the recs.