Swing,

Thanks for that info. Like RnG and others, I don't understand why the tidal reach of the river and the Harbor are open to fishing if there is a fish conservation issue.

Smalma,

I'm not positive, but I think the best clue as to why Humptulips wild coho can never make escapement is because of the QIN policy that defines hatchery and wild fish as the same despite the considerable biological evidence to the contrary. Consequently, from the QIN perspective, harvest rates can be set on the aggregate combination of hatchery and wild fish, meaning that the wild fish will perpetually be under-escaped. This is but one reason why I think the Grays Harbor basins salmon populations would be better off if no state-funded hatchery salmon were raised or released, forcing both co-managers to manage the wild populations for sustainable fishing.