It seems there are two kinds of over-escapement; the one that results in exceeding a basin's carrying capacity (and a subsequent crash in the populations) and the other, which results in a lost revenue opportunity for commercial processors and distributors. I don't know what the carrying capacity of the Chehalis Basin is, but I'm pretty sure the current escapement goals don't come dangerously close. That would seem to point to WDFW being more concerned with the later. An extra fish gone to the gravel is a wasted fish. Hence, the way our fisheries are managed. Better to apologize to conservationists for killing a few too many than to face the wrath of those who appoint the director for letting too many escape.