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Originally Posted by labrax
Maybe their numbers are so high because they have filled the niche that the cod once occupied. Reduced cod stocks left a hole that the dogfish came in and filled, which in turn could hamper the cod's chance of making a rebound as they are then in competition with the cod for the same resources...
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I think the cod are under alot more pressure than from just dogfish.
Mike: You mean kinda like how there were so many bass it was their fault that there was no bunker for Omega Protein?
Populations don't just explode for no reason other than "well they're not being fished!"
They're still a heavy bycatch in the trawls.