StormJib I realize how the newly-enforced law works, but aside from the owner having to make the application (which I did not know & would indeed be a real PITA), it seems like getting every boat in the fleet registered & passing along a portion of the fee to those wanting to fish (in addition to their individual licenses) would be the way to go. As for logging the fishing, as utterly ridiculous as that is, an onboard log can't be that difficult.

But I agree that it makes sense for the large companies to just wait & "encourage" the government to get their you-know-what together.