Ever notice how everyone who lives around here, fishes, and can afford it goes to Alaska or BC every year to fish? When you ask why, they all say the same thing: more fish. Not many stop to consider how many of those "more fish" are from Washington, and therefore, not many are aware that they are among the largest contingent of harvesters low-holing their friends and neighbors. Those who are aware do it anyway, because more fish.

As more and more opportunity goes by the wayside back home, more and more sport anglers are pushed further out to sea to do their fishing, and the cycle continues.

It is completely insane and idiotic that the open ocean will be the last fishery to close, but lest we forget, it's the one the produces the most economic activity per fish. Like any other messed up social strategy, you can follow the money right to the underlying reasons.