WDFW depends on the fact that people want to go fishing. They have huge investments in boats and trucks and tackle. They know that not enough folks are interested in the process so long as they get "something"

The State and Tribes have calculated that so long as there is, in order of priority, Ocean, Straits, Blackmouth opportunity for salmon that the grumbling will be low enough to be dealt with. Look how much fishing has been lost in PS (marine and fresh) plus steelhead. How much gamefish opportunity has been lost/ Licenses still sell.