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The math is a little fuzzy. In area 6 from what I've seen in the times I've been out. The wild to clipped ratio was more like 3 to 1. I can also tell you that I never saw a boated fish released, and most of us didn't use nets to release those with an adipose. ( I noticed a few netting and keeping them in the water to release...) Also in PA most people were fishing in the traditional blackmouth areas rather than crusing the kelp. This would mean that even less of the migratory kings were being caught. I wont speak for the sekiu zoo.

I absolutely guarantee it was a success by any standard if you like to fish. I for one will be looking forward to the next time they open it. Hats off to whoever pushed this summer fishery through in area 6, weve been getting screwed for a long time.

I also suspect that this closure in area 6 is just temporary. I'm guessing that they are just playing it safe with the numbers. They sit down look at the data, and decide theirs about 1000 left... There really hasn't been that much pressure around here.