Comment from Steve Furman

IFQs should not be allowed to be sold by any fisherman that was awarded one. If the fisherman chooses not to use his IFQ then he should return it to be used by another fisherman. IFQs that are not used by commercial fishermen should be turned over to the recreational sector and added to their quota. This is a public resource and I can't understand how a commercial fisherman can be given a share of a public resource that he can then sell or lease. This type of activity should be illegal. An IFQ holder can literally make money on the resource without catching the first fish, all he has to do is sell it or lease it. This just is not right or fair to the recreational fisherman. What guarantees do we get? A closed season, that's what.