Tough loss and I am sure there will be more to come but I am a little confused about those White River Chinook.

I thought WDFW has been rearing those fish for years as part of the recovery effort for that run. That program was to switch to the Puyallup hatchery upon completion of renovations announced earlier this year. But wait, that announcement said that the hatchery would produce fish to improve tribal, recreational and NT commercial fishing in Puget Sound and up and down the coast.

Were they talking about the same fish now described as being raised for Orcas?

I wish there was a "head scratching" emoji.