Bob,

You may not like this, but a catch & kill season could easily be set up that has similar impacts to a CNR season. This sort of CNK season would bear little resemblence to the current regs.

Such a CNK season would necessarily be shorter than a CNR season, but it could be set up to have the same impacts.

This is very plausible and if set up properly, equivalent for the fish (maybe better-less stress on the surviving fish).

Unfortunately such a season would not be so good for business.