Chaser,
I had a similar experience in Westport last summer. This was my first time out in a big mooching charter boat in the ocean.

If a fish got within range of the long handled net, it was brought abourd, dumped on deck and then thrown back if it was wild. And then there were they "partially clipped fish" that definitely did not meet the definition of clipped per the regs, but were kept anyway with the explanation that it was a hatchery fish that's adipose fin just got partially clipped

I felt weird about the whole thing and don't think I'll go back. Maybe try Neah Bay next time.

I support a selective fishery,
but like everyone on this board, don't like to see wild fish mishandled due the pressure of the mighty american tourist dollar aboard the charter boats.