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Originally Posted by JoeP
I agree John... Destruction of the larger forage species (menhaden, herring, etc.) is a major, if not the major problem for the bass fishery today.
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Exactamundo - many of the breeder areas of these fish are suffering with fish facing several diseases. Much of the "reports" cite a lack of nourishment is as much a factor as polutants and "dead zones". All of the major fish along the eastern seaboard feed primarily on one forage - the menhaden.
I am not a commercial fisherman and don't make a dime off of it but in my opinion, we would be better with a healthy stock of fish with a reduced commercial and rec pressure with plenty to eat than to have more fish divying up a smaller piece of the forage pie...