That is more along the lines of the needed solution. The most popular commercial CR fishery is the springers, with about 170 licenses participating to take ~6000 mainstem fish - at least that's what they report on fish tags, (and call it on average an equal amount in the SAFE areas).

Just do the math .... look at how little $$$ it would take to permanently retire those gillnet licenses. All of them.

And then, IF you're concerned about the "supplying the public" argument, allow the commercials to fish those off-channel areas developed specifically for them using selective methods.

This is better for fish, and fisherman, and the economy of our lower river communities. Economic improvement for these rural areas is a powerful argument. The economic argument is what the netters have used and are using to keep the status quo.