If it's not the Corp of Engineers it is the draggers. Either way, both screw up the bottom and leave a barren desert below.
I had a prime fluke spot 6 miles off of my inlet. Only boat fishing it as all others were still fishing the beach as the size limit was still reasonable. Brought back 4-5 pound fluke and limit or near limit most trips just fishing that spot. Skip will verify that. Draggers started hitting the spot and now the only thing we catch on them lumps is dogfish.
Corp of Engineers did the same to the Lucky Strike only a mile-2 miles off my inlet. Flattened out the lump and now, zippo.
But we do have the politicians willing and able to appease the rich at all costs. Wait, the politicians are the rich.