Quinault wild steelhead are under-escaped, just like the rest of WA state wild steelhead runs, though not for completely the same reasons. Most runs are presently under-escaped because smolt to adult ocean survival rates have dropped lower than ever seen. Quinault and Queets escapements are down for that reason as well, but also because the Quinault Tribe manages hatchery and wild steelhead as though they are the same, when they are not. So the wild run is exposed to the same harvest rate as the hatchery fish, which fairly consistently over-harvests wild steelhead.