If we were even partially serious about saving the SRKWs we can look back at the adult salmon data we have from the 60s on for both WA and much of BC and compare the total numbers and biomass to the whale numbers. It would not surprise me to see the decline in whales follow the decline in adult salmon. But, we know the numbers needed and we know it is all 5 species . We just don't want to do it.

Up in AK it's even worse. You can be, as a sportie, significantly fined for wasting meat of fish or game. But if you are a trawler you can simply dump tons of the same species scot free.