Before the items below, remember Salmo, Todd, JoJo and Pug and anyone else that thinks it is all about habitat-----Alaska has been experincing some of the lowest run levels in years and yet they have the most prestine habitat and spawning grounds anywhere in the world.
I own a lodge in Alaska and the river is protected from the top to the bottom and has never seen logging or habitat destruction, yet the runs of Chinook and Coho have decreased every year. Even the Sockeye runs have decreased.
The only run that has increased and is the best in the world is the Steelhead which has virtually no commercial fishery. They get back to the river un-molested and the sportsman release them all. Those fish have the best spawning grounds you have ever seen, so habitat is real important once you get fish into the river!

Now--for starters
Initiative 659

More pressure on the Canadians who have admitted they take up to 150,000 Chinook that were heading for Washington and Oregon
The pacific Whiting fishery results in about 11,000 Chinook as bycatch but is concidered acceptable. There are many "fisheries" out there all with "acceptable" bycatch. I don't accept "acceptable" anymore.

Force Alaska to limit licenses and fishing times to better protect Chinook and Coho for that matter. They have their own problems with over fishing now not to mention all of our fish they take!

Buy out the Indians gill net rights and give them Salmon from where it can be taken without hurting any one system. They can still sell it and make money or use it for "Ceremonial" uses

Stop clear cut logging and repair the damage, the Stilly and Sauk would be very happy

Make the WDF more accountable, they make way to many back room deals with special interest groups and have for years

Keep the pressure on the power companies to help pay for Habitat where required which is anywhere there is a damn

Force the Feds to kick the foreign fleets out of our waters

Severly limit the herring, Anchovie and Sardine commerical fisheries

And JoJo---Please don't simplify what I am saying, it is all commercial interests not just the ones in our back yard. They should always be number 3, problem is, they were number 1 for 40 years, the damage has been done.