Any reporting syestem requires honesty. And in my experience, but this back a few decades, let's just say that if every fisher person (rec, commercial I, NI, BC, AK, illegals) made an accurate report of when, where, and how many of each species was killed we would be amazed at the total number.

Thinks of that when you complain about how poorly the managers manage. They can only use the information provided by the people who actually catch the fish. The old garbage-in garbage out applies.