When I was involved with commercial management there were times when the fisherman had to make a decision. Do I fish in the storm or stay home. Some, unfortunately, died from going out. As an individual you have to decide whether or not conditions are safe for you.

With a limited resource we are fishing/clamming to a number. If numbers are left, more time is given.

There was another thought floated here that is of concern. Some view that the openings are for subsistence. Not that I eat what I catch but what I catch is what I have to eat. Recreational fisheries/hunts, at least in the populous states, are for recreation with the harvest being a benefit, especially with limited resources and an expanding human demand.