Larry, that is along the lines of what I was thinking.

There have been situations where permits and boats have been purchased and with the boats being rendered no longer serviceable for fishing. On a documented vessel that is easy to do. Sort of like a deed restriction. Titled vessel might be a bit of a deal to work out with DOL. Boats in those cases are usually able to be used as work boats, with a restriction that they cannot be used in any US fishery in any state.

Work boats could be used as oil boom layers, crew boats, construction, etc., but they cannot be directly used in a fishery, even as a tender.