It is a public resource. I think the commercial side needs to be separated from the recreational side.

The recreational fleet brings a lot of money into the local economies benefiting a lot more businesses. A season with daily and field possession limits and an annual limit would spread the pressure out and let folks fish when it is safe - not when PFMC/WDFW say we have to fish.

Today is "must fish" day and the winds at the Dungeness Lighthouse have been averaging 20 mph since 5 a.m. Not the kind of sea conditions I would want to be fishing in, but I'm sure some folks are out there. I hope they don't have any problems.