Or until an enterprising activist decides to petition the NMFS to list Yukon River Chinook for ESA listing. When that happens, all Federal actions will be subject to ESA consultation, including regulation of the Bering Sea trawl fleet.

Given the dire predictions, I'll give it a year. Within a year, someone will file a petition to list. Then we can sit back and watch what happens. It won't be pretty, but it's already ugly.