I'm sure a lot of you guys have seen this already....

Fishermen get 5.6 million pound dogfish increase - Boston.com (http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/05/05/fishermen_get_56_million_pound_dogfish_increase/?p1=Well_Local_Links)

A good thing, no?

I think so,,,, was very disheartening when fishing block for fluke and having 6 or 8 of those things following the hooked one up to the surface all in a ball...,,,, also hooked a bunch last year eeling

Sounds good to me

I'll be doing my part to fill the quota
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nice! last year at one point they were almost impossible to get away from

I heard Zeus Packing Inc in Gloucester buys them and ships to Europe. Wonder if they only buy from Commercial guys or if they buy from rec. fishermen as well. Good way to make some extra bait money!!

Are you sure it is not a misprint: wish it was 56 million pounds?

Now address the cormorants.
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Now address the cormorants.
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Exactly..... Was with a friend in a small stream last year and counted 140 filling up on herring.....

I did hear they taste like chicken,,,,
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Well england uses them for "Fish and Chips" if you're ever over there, and think your munching on a nice piece of fried cod.... nope lol.

I saw the biggest fattest cormorant the other day. in fact im not even sure it was a cormorant becuase it had a giant white spot on its breast. but it dove and then flew away just like one. And some of the schoolies we were catchin had big battle scars that looked to be from that bastard.

last year i donated a redfin to a tangled up cormorant in my line. not fun, shoulda broke his neck and defeathered him instead of lettin em go:fury:

Now address the cormorants.
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Cormorant's are a fine delicacy and they increase sexual vigor i read. :)

It will help some but there are more dogs then anything else in the Ocean. Last year during the summer that was almost all would catch on the Partyboats up here in the Gulf of Maine. Fished the summer out on Georges banks and they were all over. This past winter they were all over the cod grounds off Block Island. In other words they were EVERYWHERE :fury:

I heard Zeus Packing Inc in Gloucester buys them and ships to Europe. Wonder if they only buy from Commercial guys or if they buy from rec. fishermen as well. Good way to make some extra bait money!!
You can't sell fish recreationally. it's called poaching
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