Salmo the manner Chinook are counted came about when the QIN petitioned to have the escapement goal for Chehalis Chinook lowered. It was approved by the Fed managers and WDFW did not manage the Chinook that way or a better way to say it they counted fish two different ways. Sorta put the hurt on the NT side so when the crunch came this year and they needed impacts for the commercials wella change to the QIN counting method.

One more thing I could see your thoughts on the marked broodstock prodigy except for one itty bitty thing, AK & BC are modeled to take 12091 Chehalis Chinook leaving only 10828 crossing the bar. Conservation my ass! All WDFW does terminally is use the low Chinook numbers to limit Rec fisheries particularly inriver. I understand your frustration but the failure to make escapement resides in the marine harvest not terminal.