All but gone

[cobby]

They've got 7 yrs to accept a payout package.
None of them had to accept anything for 7 yrs, but the majority of them have accepted the first offer put out.

That's because the payout system was set up so that for every year you renew after April 1st this year, the lower the % of money you would get for not renewing and effectively being bought out.

Such a glorious day for science based government policy!...

[4liters]

Hopefully the affected fishers are able to sort out new jobs soon enough. I wonder if any of them will get into charter fishing? They'd certainly have the knowledge of the bay to make a fist of it.