Fish thawing question

Anyone else buy frozen fish at WF, and then wonder why the shrink wrap says to remove fish from the wrap before thawing? I'd like to thaw it in a bowl of water, but obviously, that has to be done in the wrap. I always forget to take the fish out of the freezer in time to just let it thaw in the fridge on a plate. Do you think there is some good reason for not plunking it into a bowl of water for an hour in the wrap?

Are they telling me to remove the wrap because they think I am stupid enough to microwave thaw it in the wrap and they want to be extra sure I don't do that? Is the wrap toxic as the fish thaws? Are the juices nasty as the fish thaws? What??? Do they think I'll start to thaw it in a bowl and leave it for five hours and be poisoned by toxic bacteria that developed?

I'm thawing tonight's fish in a bowl of cold water right now.

Please tell me if you think I am doing wrong to disobey the packaging instructions.

I always thaw in the plastic; it has yet to kill me or affect the fish.