I thought that was what you were getting at but was not sure. I suppose I could drag it up but the down & dirty definition is it would restrict the ocean both off WA & North to AK. Think of it this way Last year Willapa would not make escapement before terminal harvest. If one was to say all streams must make escapement regardless of size and circumstance nobody fishes.

Years ago they called a stream or stock not making escapement as the "driver" and reduced harvest to protect it. Not so much now a days. Sure we say this and that in setting harvest ( to restore salmon ) but to judge it go straight to results which is that now a days that is 100% USDA BS. Christ folks they lump dissimilar watersheds such as GH & Willapa in the same genetic units to protect them from qualifying for ESA.

The simple fact is to solve it a limiter on prior intercepts that apply to all salmon stocks regardless of origin must be applied. CA, OR, WA, and AK kick the crap out of stocks from other states. This followed by stocks crashing followed by calls for more money for habitat restoration to SAVE OUR SALMON. That is the "big lie" as habitat is only one leg of the stool and the cottage industry of habitat restoration off grants is the only thing that will benefit not the fish because they will most certainly be harvested before entering WA ST waters.