Sorry to rain on your parade but lobbying the legislature to do away with commercial fishing is a waste of time. Not gonna happen. The commissioners are appointed by the Governor. That would be Governor Grid-Locke. The commission is so corrupt with commercial fishing bias it is a cruel joke. The law we need is one to do away with the commission itself. It was designed to provide for a balanced voice across the spectrum of user groups including sports fishing. We have no sports fishing voice on the WDFW commission. They all hide behind the legislature when confronted about commercial bias. They start public meeting with the stern caveat that they pay no attention to which sector brings in more money to the state. Take a look at the shrimp allocations for a stunning example. A huge percentage of shrimp harvest was given to a miniscule number of commercial shrimpers. The commission went against public opinion and even the WDFW biologists to hand over another natural resource to a handful of people who contribute very very little to the state.

Start by throwing the bums out of the state house. The socialists have run things around here long enough. Vote every chance you get.