They are definitely meeting

http://nwsportsmanmag.com/editors-blog/an-optimistic-turn-in-puget-sound-salmon-impasse/

I too think our long term prospects (as well as the fish) might benefit from an impasse this year.
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The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. -John Buchan