GBL -
I guess I see the commercial fishing from the other side. If we are going to kill X number of fish in any commercial fishery I much rather see those fish taken in the river. At least then it would be known what stock of fish are being killed. There would be some sort of chance of limiting the take based on the productivity/health of the local stock.

If the kill was limited to the mix stock fisheries of the ocean then ever weak stock is screwed. Just because the take is out of sight doesn't make it cleaner or better for the resource.

Tight lines
Curt