Not sure how to respond. There is a lot of stuff there.

My short answer to your question, "Have the Commercial fishermen been given illegal privileges that are not allowed or illegal in our State Constitution laws?" Short answer, probably NO.

Long answer. The license commercials have is considered a property right. Under the U.S. Constitution such a right cannot be taken without due process and fair compensation.

The commercial fishing license is a valuable item that someone in the fisherman's family probably paid a nominal fee for at some point long ago, and which the fisherman now owns. Since they own it, it is a right. If the state took it without compensating them, it would sort of be like the state taking your land without paying. Fishermen now "own" the license or right to harvest whatever is allowed. It is the same thing with mining claims, coal leases and natural gas leases. Once the state grants one, it is a right and they have to pay the owner and give due process before it can be taken.

It probably is technically not a privilege because when they first sold/gave the licenses out, anyone could bargain and try to buy one. Everyone had a "right" to try and get a license.

State can take land for public safety without paying, i.e. I own a leaky dam that might burst and kill people. But the fishing license probably doesnt rise to this level to allow the state to take it without paying.

I wish the state would either buy them out and not allow the remaining license holders to catch the share of the bought out holder. Or, I wish the state would drastically limit the cathes allowed to reflect the reality of scarce fish and it would become unprofitable to fish, making the holder of the license stop. Seems like they could do this second option without paying to protect the resource owned by all. We need better government for this.

Hope this helps answer a bit.