It would surprise me if the state was not using fish-checker data to account for offset reporting inaccuracies. The fish-checkers provide a highly accurate crabs/boat check, and a count of boats, which provides a way to do better mathematically than just counting what is turned in.
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The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. -John Buchan