“Conservation measures,” he added, “are already in place through the formulas that are handed down. That issue is dealt with. It comes down then to an economic issue and the greatest economic benefit would be to continue to get commercials their fish and (get) more mainstem fish for sports. That would be a win-win.


This seems to be a concept that the Coastal Clammers Assocation can't get a grip on. NMFS sets the allowable impact rate, everything above and beyond that is an allocation issue.