Not disagreeing with you there brother, but the likelihood of eliminating the comm fishery from the lower river is close to ZERO. Not playing commie apologist here... it is what it is.... esp so when the managing agencies are charged to ensure that viable commercial opportunities be made available. While I would personally love to see them go, I ain't holdin' my breath waitin'.

Seeing as they are here to stay for the foreseeable future, why not make their fishery as "clean" as it can be? Seems a nobler and more achievable goal than having them magically disappear into some black hole.

BTW anything that slows down the rate at which the impact is consumed makes it all the less likely that the impact would ever be exceeded. And until they actually figure out how to best use the new gear and where/when to most efficaciously deploy it, I don't think there's much danger of them catching too many any time soon.

Great grand scheme of things, I still say the benefits outweigh the risks.