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Originally Posted by Clogston29
Regional closings or closing specific runs woudn't work because people would drive to the nearest one that is open. As it is, unless they close the runs in RI a bunch of MA guys will be driving down there and putting even more pressure on them. The main problems I see with the ban (and I do not have a ton of info on it) is that it does not seem to address the primary problem which is commercial fishing outside of US waters and that it'll just shift pressure to other bait fish that are already on the decline, such as mackerel and menhaden, as a bait source.
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They're going to be seriously disappointed when they get here. Some runs are almost gone. There's only one that I know about that looks extremely healthy. Not sure if it's just a coincidence or not, but nobody really knows about it.
Anyone here know for sure if herring return to the exact same river they were born? I've had biologists tell me yes and no, so I'm not sure what to think. Almost all articles you read about herring say they return to native waters, but sometimes I think the authors just throw that in there assuming they're like salmon.