I like the simulation.... A LOT!

It has application far beyond the Stilly.

It gives one great insight on what it would actually take to recover populations ANYWHERE in the state.... even in places where habitat is much better than the Stilly.

Willapa Bay chinook immediately came to mind as WFWC/WDFW has a policy aimed at rebuilding those coastal chinook. Mind you, the habitat is NOT ideal chinook habitat.... but what's there is in hella'better shape than what you I-5er's have in Pugetropolis. For that matter, chinook habitat is hella'better ANYWHERE on the coast than what chinook have in PS.

Because of the much smaller human environmental footprint, it's the only region in WA where chinook haven't been ESA listed.... the last best king populations in the state with the least spoiled habitats available for their ongoing viability/recovery. That's kind of a BIG deal that seems to have escaped the fish managers

We've f'd it up just about everywhere else. If WDFW can't find redemption here, then where?
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The Keen Eye MD
Long Live the Kings!