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There is an interesting and thought provoking article in the NY Times
today which attributes shark fishing as a cause for depletion in the scallop population. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/29/sc...hp&oref=slogin It's hard to say how accurate the science is that went into the study but it did get me thinking about whether shark fishing is common enough to create a problem. I know we have at least one or two people here who do some shark fishing, presumably catch and release. Just how common is shark fishing however, and do most folks release them alive or not? |
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![]() "Wayne.B" wrote in message ... There is an interesting and thought provoking article in the NY Times today which attributes shark fishing as a cause for depletion in the scallop population. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/29/sc...hp&oref=slogin It's hard to say how accurate the science is that went into the study but it did get me thinking about whether shark fishing is common enough to create a problem. I know we have at least one or two people here who do some shark fishing, presumably catch and release. Just how common is shark fishing however, and do most folks release them alive or not? In my area (MA) it's very common during the summer. I know half a dozen charter boat captains/operators and a good portion of their charters are for sharks. The rest of the common charters are split among bluefish, stripers and tuna. That's in one marina. I am sure the same is true in all the others. Then, there is at least two major shark tournaments up here every season. The largest draws professional crews on boats from as far away as Florida. They are a video documented catch and release for blue sharks, but Threshers and Makos, if they are of a minimum weight, are brought in. I did a couple of shark tournaments several years ago and will never do it again. Eisboch |
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![]() "Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Wayne.B" wrote in message ... There is an interesting and thought provoking article in the NY Times today which attributes shark fishing as a cause for depletion in the scallop population. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/29/sc...hp&oref=slogin It's hard to say how accurate the science is that went into the study but it did get me thinking about whether shark fishing is common enough to create a problem. I know we have at least one or two people here who do some shark fishing, presumably catch and release. Just how common is shark fishing however, and do most folks release them alive or not? In my area (MA) it's very common during the summer. I know half a dozen charter boat captains/operators and a good portion of their charters are for sharks. The rest of the common charters are split among bluefish, stripers and tuna. That's in one marina. I am sure the same is true in all the others. Then, there is at least two major shark tournaments up here every season. The largest draws professional crews on boats from as far away as Florida. They are a video documented catch and release for blue sharks, but Threshers and Makos, if they are of a minimum weight, are brought in. I did a couple of shark tournaments several years ago and will never do it again. Eisboch Forgot Cod charters. Probably the biggest charter business. Eisboch |
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On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:53:59 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: I know we have at least one or two people here who do some shark fishing, presumably catch and release. Just how common is shark fishing however, and do most folks release them alive or not? I don't go shark fishing anymore because of that very issue - sharks are overfished. I read that article last week on another site. Their main contention is that because the shark population is being slowly decimated, other critters like rays are cleaning up the scallop beds. It makes some sense. This is one area where the IFGA should step in and say no more records will be entered for catch and kill tournaments. It's not like the technology for tournaments isn't up to date - laser measuring and on-water judging and video records works for extreme billfish tournaments, the same can be done here. Two seasons ago, the Martha's Vineyard tourney had a huge PR problem. One of their captains latched into a monster Tiger - (1290 pounds), but it was late on the last day. It would have been the winning fish, so the Captain made a choice to continue and try and board the fish. When they finally figured out they couldn't make it back in time, they went on with the capture anyway instead of just getting a picture and cutting it loose. Major uproar over that one. That's a top of the chain predator and they just removed it from the ecosystem for the sake of landing a monster fish. That's bull**** as far as I'm concerned. |
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On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:32:31 +0000, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I don't go shark fishing anymore because of that very issue - sharks are overfished. Add to that a very slow reproductive cycle, and you have a problem. I've read the Great White reaches sexual maturity in their teens, and may only have several litters in their lifetime. |
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![]() "thunder" wrote in message news ![]() On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:32:31 +0000, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: I don't go shark fishing anymore because of that very issue - sharks are overfished. Add to that a very slow reproductive cycle, and you have a problem. I've read the Great White reaches sexual maturity in their teens, and may only have several litters in their lifetime. Lots of catch and release shark fishing in San Francisco Bay. Some leopard and 7 gill sharks are kept for the table, but most are C&R. Great Whites are protected species. And when they were open for fishing, very few were brought to the boat. |
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On Apr 2, 1:29 am, "Calif Bill" wrote:
"thunder" wrote in message news ![]() On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:32:31 +0000, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: I don't go shark fishing anymore because of that very issue - sharks are overfished. Add to that a very slow reproductive cycle, and you have a problem. I've read the Great White reaches sexual maturity in their teens, and may only have several litters in their lifetime. Lots of catch and release shark fishing in San Francisco Bay. Some leopard and 7 gill sharks are kept for the table, but most are C&R. Great Whites are protected species. And when they were open for fishing, very few were brought to the boat. First off, just about every shark caught, with the exception of Mako and Thresher, by non-commercial boats is released unharmed, and it's been like that for probably twenty years now. The last shark tournament I went to their were probably fifteen, or less, sharks killed. By me, during the season, their's probably only a dozen or so tournaments held, and it's getting more and more common for tournaments to have no fish come in that meet the minimum weight or length limit requirements. And every fisherman knows if you come back to the dock with a small shark, your never going to hear the end of it, and that's a good thing. The problem with sharks has been long line, and drift net, commercial fishing, and the bulk of the fish are finned, put quite simply, their fins are cut off and the shark is thrown overboard to die, if it hasn't already done so. The fins are used to make soup, and you can store a lot of fins on your average commercial boat. Sportfishing has got nothing to do with this problem. But if the commercial guy's can find someone gullable enough to buy into their story (I didn't read the story, but the New York Times a great place to start), they'll do it. Don't expect the commercial fishing of sharks to stop any time soon, the commercial guy's have got the politicians in their back pockets, and they sit on most of the fishery management counsels that manage most fish. So when it comes time to make changes to save the fishery, don't expect them to cut their numbers. They will cut the noncommercial numbers and claim their taking action. John |
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![]() Exactly like people; you call this slow? ![]() On Apr 1, 4:18 pm, thunder wrote: On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:32:31 +0000, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: I don't go shark fishing anymore because of that very issue - sharks are overfished. Add to that a very slow reproductive cycle, and you have a problem. I've read the Great White reaches sexual maturity in their teens, and may only have several litters in their lifetime. |
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