So how's that "rationalization" going for you, Mr. Krause? 

You know, the transfer of most of a public resource (halibut) to a handful (about 3000) of fishermen lucky enough to have exploited the resource during a certain defined period. 

And, even better, the more that they exploited the resource, the greater the "catch share" - or whatever euphemism that NOAA likes to use - they received. And these "catch share" recipients were not restricted to 4 fish per year, believe me.

Then, the longliners took on the task of defending their investment (OK, their generous gift from NOAA) by attacking the growing charter fleet. You know, the water taxis that provide a halibut fishing opportunity to the rest of the citizens of this great country. Even though the charter operators can't keep one ounce of halibut, they were given their own "catch shares", so as to limit what you and I can keep.

So, all Americans are equal. But longliners are more equal than the rest of us. Thanks for the $200.