CT bill to allow commercial striped bass fishing

[MakoMike]

Originally Posted by PaulS

I called Rep Roy yesterday and talked for a few min. w/him. The lobster guys in his town have his ear. They b. and moan and blame the shortage on lobsters on everything but their over harvest. They got $ a few year back when they blamed pesticides that were sprayed for the West Nile virus. The real reason was the extra warm summers. Lobsters in LI sound are near the end of their southern territory and a warm summer causes a kill off but they won't acknowledge that.

LI sound lobsters are not overharvested and they are not at the southern end of their range, you can ctach lobsters off the coast of NJ. The big problem with losters in the sound is Chronic shell disease, which has also spread to RI.

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by MakoMike

LI sound lobsters are not overharvested and they are not at the southern end of their range, you can ctach lobsters off the coast of NJ. The big problem with losters in the sound is Chronic shell disease, which has also spread to RI.

I said near the southern range - don't LI sound temps. in the summer get much warmer than the ocean temp. in NJ or further south?

[MakoMike]

Originally Posted by PaulS

I said near the southern range - don't LI sound temps. in the summer get much warmer than the ocean temp. in NJ or further south?

I don't think so. The sound is very deep in lots of places. Its not like the sound is like some shallow water bay.