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04-11-2023, 06:45 AM
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Providence River
So I have a part time Gig as a line handler in providence River for tankers offloading on both sides of the river .
And to my surprise over the past 2 weeks there has been dead peanut Bunker all over the place and I saw 1 full size bunker swimming erratically in circles .. this morning the same dead peanut bunker
Not sure if it has anything to do with the Tugs creating turbulence and drowning them That seems to be the only thing that happens At every dock . Could be pollution? But it’s not hundreds of fish just a few dozen . Any thoughts?
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04-11-2023, 05:35 PM
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I Dun No 
The tug sounds about right… pollution would be larger numbers maybe…. We’re gonna need them next month. ;-) |
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04-12-2023, 06:18 AM
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I did see some pretty big schools of peanut bunker most in the 4 -5 inch range big enough for a few osprey to pick them off . And must be a thousand gulls working . I don’t see anything under the bait but it sure looked like something was going on
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04-14-2023, 05:54 PM
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Wayne there is a article on channel 12 news website explaining your observation.
DEM says low oxygen natural mortality thing
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04-14-2023, 09:06 PM
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same report as in the last 30 years  |
ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE !!!
MIKE
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04-17-2023, 09:34 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by redlite
Wayne there is a article on channel 12 news website explaining your observation.
DEM says low oxygen natural mortality thing
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Thanks
I had considered that , but didn’t think their were that many fish in the river
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04-17-2023, 12:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wdmso
Thanks
I had considered that , but didn’t think their were that many fish in the river
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There isn't. IT's BS  |
No boat, back in the suds.  
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04-17-2023, 12:56 PM
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No way it's that crowded, could these have been trapped over the winter and just died of natural causes.
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04-17-2023, 03:45 PM
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Does it really matter  |
ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE !!!
MIKE
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04-17-2023, 07:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Got Stripers
No way it's that crowded, could these have been trapped over the winter and just died of natural causes.
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There are many more alive ones that are 5 inches long . Than dead ones
Starvation maybe ?
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04-24-2023, 06:30 AM
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Was down on the river yesterday it was still loaded with peanut bunker and the cormorant we’re having a feeding frenzy the only thing missing were Bass
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