Dan,
1st Congrats on stepping up to the plate. I was sitting here last night reading the posts and decided to quit talking about it and take action. I went on to write an email to the WDFW on issues on how the state manages fishing resources to shellfishing(mainly the hood canal, see the closure in effect till June 1st) Needless to say i have yet to receive a reply. I will give them another couple of days and will continue to hound them until someone replies. Seems like the panel has a SEVERE conflict of interest if commercial fishers are allowed to represent the SPORTFISHERS of Washington. Once again, congrats. If you would like to email me please do. meveleth2@aol.com