Commissioner Rollie Schmitten (sp) was there.

I am wondering who were on the ad hoc focus groups that came up with the suggestions.

If there were any experienced Marine Area 4B fishermen on this group I would really like to hear there reasoning for the input that recommended proposals for greater restrictions.

It was good to see and meet Jerry Garcia, Tom Nelson and Ron Garner from this board at the meeting, and Bear Holmes who is heavily involved in Puget Sound rockfish issues.

I was pleased that everyone who made public comment was from the sport fishing community.

I was unconvinced by some of the data and answers by the WDFW staff, but am certainly interested in receiving more data.

I am not a trained fisheries person, but I have thousands of hours on the water experience in pursuit of rockfish from northern California to the Gulf of Alaska.