Parker, you have said more than enough for me, and it seems for more than a few other people who regularly frequent the seacrest pier, I agree with the guy that said, keep the pier(and puget sound) open for the harvesting of six gills sharks, but with the aformentioned slot limit/bag limit.
you also mention that there needs to be more studies done on them....just like the WDFW studied the Sammamish river native steelhead into exctinction?? come on, YOU are the one who needs to get a clue here.
and what is the attraction of diving a public pier anyway?? gotta check on that roll of carpet the divers put there to see how many new lures are there?? you fish?? now thats a laugh!...bet you fly fish....nuff said.