What I'm getting at Smalma is the fact that the Hoh has significantly straightened in the last ten years and with each medium to high water, we see far more gravel movement than we used to see.

Have we figured this fact into our goals? No, from what I've been told. Is that 2500 number (or thereabouts) going to see the same number of eggs hatch out as it did 10 or 15 years ago.

While there obviously is a carrying capacity for the rearing habitat ... does 2500 still get us close?

Or perhaps now that we are likely losing more of our spawn, do we adjust that number to say 3000?

Spawning conditions have changed since the last change in the escapement goal in 1988 ... why hasn't it?