As a starting point, we should at least shoot for "terminal" management by basin of origin as defined by estuarine geoography.... ie Tillamook Bay, Columbia River, Willapa, Grays Harbor, etc.

Exact stream of origin might be a bit of a stretch, but within each basin, the local managers would be better able to rearrange the harvest effort and conservation directives to better meet individual tributary escapement goals.... IF they were so blessed to start with a full complement of fish returning to their basin, rather than scraps. Not saying they still couldn't f-it-up, but at least they start with a fighting chance, and they would have NO ONE to blame but themselves.

The way we do it now makes it damn near impossible to consistently achieve, and history affirms that.