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Originally posted by FishnBarrelsOne of the only consistent trends of the last 50 yrs (no offshore fishing 100 yrs ago) is the growth of the human population around the world and its negative impact on the environment. The growth/power of capitalism and the greed that follows has ruined much of the world. The oceans are being strongly overfished with small pockets of water not seeing the same mass fishing pressure as other places. This is a fact and is pointless to argue. With the pacific plastic gyre as the best example and trickling down to local levels, we are polluting the ocean just as quickly as we are overfishing it. Then you have the oil spills we continually think are ok with BP horizon as the worst and the most recent in Santa Barbara last week. Whether you want to say overfishing or pollution or intelligently the combo of both, HUMANS are the reason the fish stocks of every species of fish are lower now than ever before. OI has seen the steady decline of yellowfins and while they disappeared overnight off our coast, the steady decline year by year there shows more direct connection to mass overfishing in spawning areas of Africa and etc. Cobia have been crushed for years and their decline is common knowledge. Bluefin tuna, grouper, etc etc etc etc. Plenty of sportys have fished this year numerous days…when’s the last time someone got their limit of mahi? Yeh 60 fish is alot of fish and more than necessary but it used to happen multiple days a week by multiple boats. These internet argu/discussions are seemingly pointless . Fishing will never be the same by the day or year but no one will convince me that fish stocks worldwide or locally are healthy and are on anything other than a downward spiral. I have no negativity behind my thoughts, only sadness. Until we take capitalism out of the equation, we are not going up. I doubt the next 20,000 peopl
Apparently there are many, many more fish being saved in communist countries.
All I wanna know is when I can get to some of the ever abundant Corey’s off of our coast. The clock is ticking, and many have been saved my Mother Nature. Where does everyone staying on the hill for 2 plus weeks fit in…?
- SkinneeJ predicted the EXACT ending of the dolphin abundance in SC. (See Chart - June 8 was the LAST of the double digit average)
- FishNBarrels theory that our lack of dolphin this year because of fishing pressure is refuted by Don Hammond who claims (what I have claimed), that there was an environmental shift, not only marking less dolphin on the West side, but an INCREASE of dolphin abundance on the East side… Just food for thought… Not everything is the fault of the “big bad fisherman”…
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The fact that these commercial vessels had unusually good catches of dolphin this year indicates there was an increased abundance of dolphin on the eastern side of the stream. This could be the result of a migration shift by dolphin to the eastern side. Also supporting such a shift: many of the best catches of dolphin made by recreational boats in late May and June were made by the faster boats with long-range capabilities that ran much farther offshore than normal. While the recreational catch rates observed in the 2015 DRP study in Charleston does show that fewer dolphin were caught in June and July than during the same period in 2014, that alone does not necessarily mean there was a decline in the population. Even the echoed disappointment by anglers all the way down to the Florida Keys does not mean there was a serious decline in 2015. Each year these fish may range over a migration route that covers as much as 5,000 miles. The territorial waters of the U.S. East Coast may represent only 20 percent of this route. The ocean?s major currents are the dolphin?s highways. Variations in their speed, behavior and temperature play a major role in the movement of dolphin. More information about the status of dolphin throughout the rest of their migratory paths is needed to accurately diagnose
That is impressive skinneej
17’ Mako
283 Grady White Release
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