Who’s been back to see ‘em?

[Canalman]

It's not exactly a Raven but....

[Mike P]

They've been in Wareham for 3 weeks now.

And you can't account for the abnormal depletion of Bournedale by blaming only the trawlers. That should affect all of the local runs equally, including Wareham and Middleboro. A share of the blame for Bournedale has to rest at the feet of fishermen. Poaching was an epidemic there in the 1990s. I don't blame the guys who played by the rules, got their permit, and their daily allotment. There was a lot of stocking of livewells by midnight netting going on, and the enforcement was non-existent. Too easy access, too lax enforcement

[bloocrab]

And you can't account for the abnormal depletion of Bournedale by blaming only the trawlers. That should affect all of the local runs equally, including Wareham and Middleboro. A share of the blame for Bournedale has to rest at the feet of fishermen.

I don't fully agree with that Mike....you have to admit that technology has only gotten better and better over the years, I can't imagine the amount of fish taken by trawlers is even slightly close to the numbers taken by fishermen, poached or legally. If they seriously want to help the stock, they KNOW what they need to do. I believe it's all economics...and by denying the recreational fishermen, it shows that they are at the least....doing something. IMO -

[gone fishin]

OMEGA OIL That's the company that uses aircraft to spot the school and the trawlers as shown to scoop the entire school. The bycatch is unbelievable also. No Bait = No Gamefish.

[bobber]

Omega is not the one scooping up herring- they fish only for bunker (outta Reedville VA). this is local fishing boats that catch (and transfer their catch at sea) so they can sell to the Russians et al............they sit right under the Jamestown Bridge most days.