Yes they have the capacity to blanket areas—for instance late last August on a THURSDAY the total drop off area around the sort of crescent shape of the Everett jetty was stuffed with commercial pots leaving very little space for rec's from the south side of the jetty to mission bar and beyond.

With that kind of capacity, it shouldn't be a surprise if not much crab left for recreational crabbers if preseason abundance projections do not materialize.