What is needed is a clear-eyed look at what the Harbor can do. What kind of runs, for example, are needed to make it an honest destination for fishing? Will those fisheries primarily benefit locals or will folks come from outside? If from outside, how much money will they spend?

Take razor clams. When there is an opening how much money do no locals bring in and drop? Or is it drive down, harvest, and drive home. If the latter, then the opening doesn't really benefit the community from an income basis.

Money has to come from outside the harbor to grow the economy. Otherwise, we're all just supporting each other. Not a bad thing, not a way to keep folks home.

As somebody who lives in Seattle, Portland, or even further afield, why would I come to the Harbor, stay, and drop some serious money? If that question can't be answered, then a big tourism economy is probably not in the cards. What next? What does the Harbor offer?

Right now, it probably offers bulk shipping on moderate-sized boats since it is closer to the open ocean than Seattle/Tacoma/Vancouver/Bellingham. If that is not acceptable, specifically what is?