Going way back the old WDG used to have most of the field staff commissioned. That meant that, while doing a spawner survey, I could (if Commissioned) issue citations. Our boss didn't want us to be Commissioned (although he did get it) because it could take time away from work. There are some solutions available that don't require additional staff.

We were a small group of 4 at a field station. But, we walked the anadromous zones of five watersheds weekly so there was a lot we could see.