I would bet that the review did not look back very far, probably to the 90s if we're lucky even though there is some good information back into the early 1900s.

Steelhead are **ucked because they interfere with salmon management and on the NI side they are primarily caught by sporties whose actions (C&R, wanting to fish, etc) are opposed by the Tribes. Once they are essentially gone, the state and tribes can more conveniently manage salmon.

I do realize the "manage salmon" is an oxymoron.