Todd,

I think I understand your point, but I think you're getting tied in a knot by the word "Conservation" in their organization title... Like any good PAC (which is what they are) they give themselves a sympathetic name, but that doesn't mean they're off message. Here's the single-sentence mission statement for the CCA, which I snipped from the front page of their national website -- which seems to me to be exactly the position they're advancing...

Through broad-based recreational angler support, a strong legal and legislative presence, more than 30 years of experience and an unwavering vision for the future of U.S. and global marine resources, CCA will continue to battle for the health and longevity of our coastal fisheries and for recreational anglers’ interests in them.

And of course I think nobody thinks commercial fishing is going away in our waters... NON-Tribal commercial? That's a different deal in my view.

For what it's worth, I'm extremely glad to see point #5 on the list Francis posted, I think the combination of "$'s per harvestable fish" economics argument plus the more widely distributed benefits reaped from a natural resource -- those are WINNER arguments over time.