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RIROCKHOUND · 08-17-2006, 12:16 PM

I dont do that either...
and I didnt say they were 'experts' in fact expert never appeared in my post
Taking one quote out of context doesnt mean the fisherman is automatically wrong. Not every Comm. wants to rape the ocean you know.

Also my other main objection to what you said was that dogfish are primarily scavengers and not predators...

I never once sided with the 'experts', I'm a scientist, I tend to believe numbers (collected the right way). but on the flip side, enough anecdotal or personally observed evidence can be pretty damning as well. There are plainly alot of Dogfish around, more than I ever remember seeing/catching/hearing about. That tells me that something has changed in the ecosystem, and that it is a bad thing all around.

I have also never intentionally beheaded a dogfish, I get annoyed yes, but dont assume what you dont know

08-17-2006, 12:16 PM	#24
RIROCKHOUND Also known as OAK iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Westlery, RI Posts: 10,408	I dont do that either... and I didnt say they were 'experts' in fact expert never appeared in my post Taking one quote out of context doesnt mean the fisherman is automatically wrong. Not every Comm. wants to rape the ocean you know. Also my other main objection to what you said was that dogfish are primarily scavengers and not predators... I never once sided with the 'experts', I'm a scientist, I tend to believe numbers (collected the right way). but on the flip side, enough anecdotal or personally observed evidence can be pretty damning as well. There are plainly alot of Dogfish around, more than I ever remember seeing/catching/hearing about. That tells me that something has changed in the ecosystem, and that it is a bad thing all around. I have also never intentionally beheaded a dogfish, I get annoyed yes, but dont assume what you dont know
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