Originally Posted By: tugalodan
I think I understand, it's all about the money it's not about the fish. Seems to me one month of no netting isn't unreasonable. If it is then why not one or two days a week for the season, are crabs more important than the salmon ?


Crab versus salmon = apples versus oranges.

Crab being closed two days a week during the summer season (only) was in addition to an earlier reduction of the daily harvest from 6 to 5 crab in Puget Sound with both intended to reduce recreational harvest to be sure that the State's share wasn't exceeded in the least productive and/or most popular management areas. It was also an opportunity for LE to pick up lost pots.

Discussions about having different weekly recreational schedules and/or daily limits tied to area productivity and popularity was basically nixed by LE.

From a conservation stand-point the State's position on crab is that literally all legal crab can be harvested annually and still have a viable resource.

Again, crab and salmon are not comparable.
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