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Originally Posted by bulletbob
it IS a waste of time.. Just ask the captains and the anglers that hire them.. they have always been caught down south AND up north, and will be after you and I are stardust..
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In actuality Bob many for hire captains from Va to NC commented at the ASMFC council meetings on the northward migration of both Fluke and Black Seabass leaving their areas diminished of normal stocks ocean side. in doing so they requested an ease to their regulations due to under harvest of these fish compared to the northern areas. While they still have a small fishery it is nothing compared to what they are used to and again their words:"due to the obvious northward migrations of significant bodies of fish" They also asked for stricter regulations to the areas that have received this northward migration.
Call it whatever you want but nature has moved north and they just react (no opinion or science required) However both science and Captains on the water have stated the same and it is part of all regulations discussions going forward
Its obvious as well that LI, RI , MA , and even Nova Scotia have a thriving fluke fishery compared to NJ and we even more those south of us.
While I believe we here in NJ still have and will have a great Fluke fishery. Already have back a great Sea bass fishery its clear to me that fish are migrating more north than the typical east / west and southern species are now here in our waters.
"Climate Change" to those willing to listen is more about the acceleration of change to conditions that normally change over a significant longer period of time. Nature is reacting to this acceleration regardless of human acceptance.
Doesn't mean we still don't have winter or cold water just means shit is changing faster than ever before and nature gets it!
