The state broached the subject of returning the sport shares at the Nov. 2016 PFMC meeting. Seems right that we should not be subsidizing a commercial fishery for "incidental" catch.

The sablefish fleet has rec'd the following amounts from the sport share
lbs
2004 70,000
2005 70,000
2006 70,000
2007 70,000
2008 70,000
2009 11,895
2010 0
2011 0
2012 21,183
2013 21,410
2014 14,272
2015 10,348
2016 49,686
2017 70,000

The numbers are driven by the TAC set by the IPHC and PFMC. The 2A CSP sets a ceiling of 70,000 lbs before any overage rolls back to the sport share.