Curt,

I agree with everything in your last post...the 80% baseline is in the WSP, as you know, and until the SMP is done, it is the controlling policy document.

The forecast is for 5400+ fish next year...under existing policy (whether or not I agree with existing policy is not relevant to this point) that is sufficient to conduct the fishery.

Personally, I would like to see the Dept. err on the side of fish health more often...if they did, perhaps we wouldn't be in the mess in the first place.

Fish on...

Todd