". . . if there's no incentive to be able to fish on them, our motivations to recover them simply evaporate."

True dat. Right now it's looking like 20 years with billions spent and a population trend line that continues downward is trying the patience of agencies (like US Army Corps of Engineers) that have to fund many recovery measures. Taxpayers too, excepting for the current infatuation with Orcas. Sustaining recovery efforts for 100 years might seem like great job security, but I strongly doubt it can weather the ebb and flow of politics. And that is what ultimately will support or not support recovery.