As someone with a bit of experience in this area, such papers are not directed at the "agency people" but rather on the influencers of the agency people. A 1st step is to try and work with these folks to effect positive change, but when this fails, one must look past them to those that have more influence on their behavior. Its not the first or desirable approach, but rather the remaining option. As many of the posts suggest in this thread, the cooperative approach seems to have been ineffective. One can either give up or take on a more aggressive approach. So far, I am not seeing any takers from fisheries professionals here on my proposal, so if we fail, we can only blame ourselves. It takes effort and tenacity to advance science. If you want to see a recent example in my area of science, then feel free to PM me. Science advocacy is not easy.
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