Re: your Nov. 26 editorial, “Saving seafood a must priority�:

The disconnect between the scientific community and the practical world is wonderfully illustrated by the concept that “another 8.6 nautical miles would be designated marine conservation areas limited to hook and line for pelagic species such as sardines and anchovies.� I defy them to show us in modern history a recreational fisherman who went out fishing for anchovies with hook and line.

— Peter B. Poulson, Camarillo