There are major issues in the N Pacific. Statistically, and somewhat logically too, they are tied to the massive chum and pink stocking. Those programs have been correlated acrosss many species and hemispheres. Add to that the impacts of the changing climate and ocean conditions. Hell, even the N Pacific crab fisheries are mirroring PS steelhead.

We will not, as Salmo alludes, be very successful at recovery of steelhead (or likely much else that is ocean dependent) until we investigate and address the issues out there.