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Jim O · 02-25-2004, 05:38 PM

I'm sorry guys but I have to support herring regs and closures.
They are thinking of closing what use to be a very productive southcoast herring run due to the poor returns over the past five
years . Last year only 24000 fish went through the counters . Who knows what the reasons are for the poor showing around the southeastern Mass area but I believe poaching and water quality of the rivers are the two biggest problems. Conn may have the right idea. This link in the food chain gets broken we may be fishing 3 miles out over sea herring not alewives. My .02.

02-25-2004, 05:38 PM	#1
Jim O Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Mattapoisett, MA Posts: 96	HERRING I'm sorry guys but I have to support herring regs and closures. They are thinking of closing what use to be a very productive southcoast herring run due to the poor returns over the past five years . Last year only 24000 fish went through the counters . Who knows what the reasons are for the poor showing around the southeastern Mass area but I believe poaching and water quality of the rivers are the two biggest problems. Conn may have the right idea. This link in the food chain gets broken we may be fishing 3 miles out over sea herring not alewives. My .02.