Keep in mind that within Puget Sound all waters deeper than 120 feet are off limits to bottomfishing to include rockfish (exception being the very limited halibut fishery). If an MPA put in place for rockfish recovery cannot recover and also recover populations in adjoining quality habitat then it has not achieved its reason for existing and there is no reason to expect that expanding that MPA would have an improved effect.

Secondly, I would suggest that if we are talking recovery of ESA listed rockfish then it would be the Feds responsibility rather than WDFW.