PCNW,

So are you saying that the early fish that are gone is directly related to Ocean survival and Habitit.

Seems to me that it is directly related to The Boldt Decision and increased hatchery plants in the early season.

Those early fish were a big part of the run and for the most part used the headwaters and small tribs for spawning. Those areas are mostly within the park and are now not being utilized nearly as much.

Why is the early component subject constantly scooted around? Why is this a numbers game when it comes to management?

A true sign of health is diversity and thats what is being lost.

Now we have a whole bunch of fish that come in at the same time and utilize one general area for spawning. Is that healthy?

We dont even know how many fish there were or what run timing was or what each component played to ensure survival of the species for each chain of events played by nature in any given year.

Steelheads survival is based on diversity not on numbers.