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fishbones · 05-15-2008, 12:27 PM

[QUOTE=likwid;589762]Which we've (as a WHOLE not just any one group) already done a FANTASTIC job of decimating.

Since this thread was about seals, I was making my point about what the seals are eating. They eat the same food as the fish we are trying to catch. As the seal population increases, the baitfish stocks will decrease. Then, the seals will move on to other areas where they can find abundant food. That will leave the stripers and blues with a lot less food and they will move on also.

I think everyone on this site is aware of what humans have done to the baitfish stocks in New England. When herring were almost gone, they put a ban on taking herring. They have also put limits on the taking of some gamefish that have become overfished.

So, the government can take action to try to fix problems of overfishing by humans. Unfortunatley, there is no regulation of the seals taking baitfish.

05-15-2008, 12:27 PM	#1
fishbones Registered User iTrader: (2) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Easton, MA Posts: 5,737	[QUOTE=likwid;589762]Which we've (as a WHOLE not just any one group) already done a FANTASTIC job of decimating. Since this thread was about seals, I was making my point about what the seals are eating. They eat the same food as the fish we are trying to catch. As the seal population increases, the baitfish stocks will decrease. Then, the seals will move on to other areas where they can find abundant food. That will leave the stripers and blues with a lot less food and they will move on also. I think everyone on this site is aware of what humans have done to the baitfish stocks in New England. When herring were almost gone, they put a ban on taking herring. They have also put limits on the taking of some gamefish that have become overfished. So, the government can take action to try to fix problems of overfishing by humans. Unfortunatley, there is no regulation of the seals taking baitfish.