Hey Todd, good to hear from you (had a feeling you'd chime in on this one! )
I totally agree, that was my point. In areas that have quotas such as area 5, in the past when asked how many were caught, I always tell them how many were kept.
I've had more than one checker tell me they count all fish C&R'd & retained against the quota, if it's reported by the fisherman at the dock. Kinda screwy, if you ask me and I always voiced my opinion that it didn't make sense to count fish that way for the same reasons you pointed out.
To me a fish landed is a fish kept and like you said "actually brought to shore and sold or brought home". I've e-mailed WDFW and will post the reply when/if I get one.

Not trying to start a controversy, just want a clear definition when I hit the water.

Looking forward to this summers seasons,


Kev