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I too would like to know the status of the herring stocks. Aren't these the same baitfish that the tuna and other pelagic fish feed on?
In CT, we are not allowed to take bluebacks and alewives due to a crashing population. It seems to me that if the population of the those two species is truely in danger, and there are some mixed in with the sea herring, then this would be a concern to fisheries managers?
I was told by a Newport area resident that very few local fishermen were employed because of this boat. That the boat makes a tremendous amount of noise and lights up the sky at night. I was also told that before the boat came, less than 1/3 of the quota was being taken. The boat is here to fill the unused portion of the quota. Is any of this true?
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