[ View Thread ] [ Post Response ] [ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ]

Re: Netting Abuse

Posted By: B.K.
Date: Saturday, 10-22-11, at 11:56 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Netting Abuse (jlmann)

From the upper Chesapeake: these large commercial fish oil processors use ships equipped with what are essentially giant vacuum cleaners to sweep the Bay of important bait fish like alewives, menhaden, anchovies, various shad and whatever else they can take. These are mostly turned in to fish oil supplements and fertilizer. These vacuums are of course non-discriminatory, so all forms of Bay life are sucked in and processed, doubtless leading to the collapse of various aquatic populations. Despite Maryland's penchant for heavy-handed regulations, these processors operate with relative impunity-can you say payoff?
Fish populations are of course cyclical, but "interventions" often lead to problems. We had a moratorium on Rockfish for nearly twenty years after overfishing, and the population rebounded mightily. Unfortunately, their favorite food is soft crab, so the dwindling Bay crab population was even more severely stressed. The laws of unintended consequences...

Password:

Messages In This Thread

Netting Abuse -- mac tyler -- Friday, 10-21-11, at 9:33 a.m.
Re: Netting Abuse -- jlmann -- Friday, 10-21-11, at 10:01 a.m.
Re: Netting Abuse -- jlmann -- Friday, 10-21-11, at 10:04 a.m.
Re: Netting Abuse -- tom -- Friday, 10-21-11, at 10:37 a.m.
Re: Netting Abuse -- jlmann -- Friday, 10-21-11, at 7:09 p.m.
Re: Netting Abuse -- Terry -- Friday, 10-21-11, at 9:55 p.m.
Re: Netting Abuse -- jlmann -- Saturday, 10-22-11, at 5:48 a.m.
Re: Netting Abuse -- B.K. -- Saturday, 10-22-11, at 11:56 a.m.
Re: Netting Abuse -- Terry -- Sunday, 10-23-11, at 12:27 a.m.
Re: Netting Abuse -- Lenny Leta -- Sunday, 10-23-11, at 8:13 a.m.
Re: Netting Abuse -- Rick Caton -- Sunday, 10-23-11, at 8:49 a.m.
Re: Netting Abuse -- King -- Sunday, 10-23-11, at 7:23 p.m.
Capt Caton - Re: Netting Abuse -- Capt D -- Monday, 11-14-11, at 5:42 p.m.
Re: Capt Caton - Re: Netting Abuse -- King -- Tuesday, 11-15-11, at 1:26 p.m.
Re: Netting Abuse -- Bradley Wells -- Sunday, 10-23-11, at 12:59 p.m.
Re: Netting Abuse -- King -- Friday, 10-21-11, at 7:39 p.m.
Re: Netting Abuse -- jlmann -- Friday, 10-21-11, at 9:27 p.m.
Re: Netting Abuse -- King -- Saturday, 10-22-11, at 6:38 a.m.

 

Post Response
Your Name:
Another name for mole crab?:  
Your E-Mail Address:
Subject:
Message:

If you'd like to include a link to another page with your message,
please provide both the URL address and the title of the page:

Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:

If you'd like to include an image (picture) with your message,
please provide the URL address of the image file:

Optional Image URL:

Your own password is necessary to post messages and mark yes on save password,
please provide a password (CASE SENSITIVE!):

Password:
 

 

[ View Thread ] [ Post Response ] [ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ]

The Salty Board is maintained by King with WebBBS 5.12.

 

Message Index || Home