For decades, WDFW tried to maximize "opportunity" by trying to craft regulations that avoided species in need of protection. Folks complained a lot about how "complex" the regs were and how thick the pamphlet was. Now, as Salmo suggests, close it for all fishing when anything needs protection.

I will add that we were often hit with the push by the Tribes that "If you fish, we fish". regardless of whether or not the fisheries targeted the same species/stocks. FABs were conducted over this.

Also, when I started out, I was under the impression that th State Agencies )WDF, WDG, CDFG, ADFG, etc.) were the experts of all things fish and fishing. If they did't know the answer, they studied it to find out. Spent a career learning THAT was a stupid idea.