"ADN did a disservice to residents and nonresidents who hire a captain for a safe and fun fishing experience"

Madam, please submit some science that equates, "safe and fun" with sustainable.

Pointing out that an unsustainable level of bycatch is permitted by commercial fishers in no way supports your argument.  Overfished is overfished, it doesn't matter who's guilty or who pushed it to the tipping point.

Remember that daily limit of 1000 clams per person?  It's now 0, ADF&G is often slow on the uptake to protect threatened stocks.  Homer folks remember King Crab, Dungeness Crab, Tanner Crab, Shrimp, Urchin populations that seemed healthy, all gone now.  Part of the reason is Kachemak Bay is on the road system allowing easy access, sort of like Charter industry provides easy access to stocks of 80 year old fishes.