John:
IFQ's may be the way to go. as much as people don't want to hear it. And I agree whole-heartedly on the fines... when a certain poacher got busted w/ a mess of illegal blackfish bound for the live market he should have had his boat seized, instead of a wrist slap and back at it the next day.
Beutel et al have been doing a lot of that gear work, and I agree results are encouraging.
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