The conventional wisdom is that when ocean conditions are bad for the Norte, down here in WA/OR/CA do well. The PDO has, in the past, lead to these swings.

So, in the short term the southern managers will refer back to "history". Also, if AK and BC get off our fish we have more to catch here.

I would prefer that fisheries were built from the inside (escapement, river, bay, ocean) out but there is likely too much money that will still push outside in.