3/5 penalty box will mean the big run of 2022 will go by "under-harvested" and easily make e-goal.

A failed 2017 escapement falls off the 5 yr schedule, so from 2018 thru 2022, we are once again out of the penalty box for the 2023 season planning.

The million dollar question at that time will be if the 2023 run-size will even be deemed large enough to be harvestable. That's when the heatwave of 2021 will come back to bite us. If 2023 proves to be another down year, back to the penalty box for 2024 season planning.

In summary... penalty box for 2022, unharvestable run for 2023, penalty box for 2024. Yep, gonna be some mighty lean harvest years ahead for Chehalis coho.
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