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Originally Posted by JohnR
Mike - I don't think that cast nets will remove the same amount as the Purse Sein - I am also personally not against commercial fishing for menhaden but just the more damaging gear types. Kind of like Street Sweeper gear for ground fish - far bigger problem that needed to be done away with as opposed to less intrusive methods of ground fishing.
Hi Denis - I was hoping you would respond as I wanted to see your opinion on this.
I see your point but the whole argument in the Menhaden Bill is that seining of Adult Menhaden. Juvies are imaterial in this bill - as they are immaterial to Ark Bait or anyone else. The juvies ebb and flow like the adult menhaden - I see this in my neck of the woods when I look - frequently (though that is far from scientific  )
Not a Pogie Wasteland but the adult ones that make it are often in places not navigable by the pogie boat. The fact that some of these surving fish are way up in some of the rivers and shallow water bays that are not accessible to the Pogie Boat. Could they do more good running all over the place?
Thanks guys - keep the comments coming  |
John,
I know they are immaterial as far as being sought by Ark. But they are not immaterial when one of the scientific reasons being used to prevent seining is that all the seined pogies are cleaning up the bay and therefore should not be seined because once they're seined the bay doesn't have anymore. The bills backers conveniently left out the fact that there are still plenty of pogies in the bay cleaning the water. It's always good to leave out info if it doesn't support your argument and that is exactly what happened.
DZ