Poor returns of Klamath River Stock Chinook salmon are severely limiting commercial fishing of salmon along the Oregon Coast. Coast-wide commercial fishing closures are limiting fishing opportunities to only a small fraction of traditional harvest levels. While Klamath stocks are weak, other stocks are healthy. This fact raises several fundamental questions: Can Oregon fishers gain access to healthy stocks without impacting Klamath stocks? How can we help the fishing industry survive while Klamath stocks are down? Can we address some of these issues by using genetic sampling for scientific, management and marketing purposes?