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Lets look at forage fish for a second, the devistation netting has done to bait fish must have a major effect on the near shore Bass fishery and population health. Boston Harbor used to be LOADED with pogies and void of seals. I'm not 40 yet and used to see front end loaders scooping up tons of beached pogies off Wollaston beach in the past as they beached themselves during blitzes from Bass and Blues. The river hearing were almost whiped out as well and are now coming back. Don't underestimate the effects of Weather, forage and natural preditors like a fast growing seal population that needs to eat. There are others ways to protect the population as attacking rod and reel fisherman (including all rec, charter and comm) is not the only answer. We should all be coming together to fight these pressures as well.
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