Originally Posted By: Carcassman
Close shore-based perch fishing to protect rockfish makes sense how?

This looks a lot like "We don't want to patrol/monitor/go outside in the winter.


How much damage to the resource is the shore bound angler likely to do during December through February? Why take away the opportunity for surf or jetty fishermen to fish on days when weather conditions permit getting out. Seems like a regulation based on "no science", rather than "best science". The WDFW swamp needs to be drained...