CM -
My understanding earlier this winter was the WDFW was exploring and hopefully pursuing obtaining separate Chinook ESA take coverage for the various game fisheries rather than the cover blank coverage under the co-manager PS Chinook Management Plan permit.

This is not an easy "get"; the reason it was done the way it was initially was that was the easiest way to get it. It will take significant staff time from WDFW staff as well as federal state (NOAA and USFW) to assure there is ESA protection. Hard imagine that such coverage would be available before 2018 and more likely even out.

Salmo g.

Crafting non-treaty fisheries that would meet a high ESA conservation standard or even ones that would assure that the Treaty fishers are assured full access to their treaty guaranteed share would result in significantly reduced non-treaty fisheries; especially in mixed stock areas.

Curt