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Troy
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Politically/Environmentally Conscious Angler and Outdoorsman,
Girl Dad = Women's Rights, LGBTQ Rights
Forever Blue Democrat
Poor recruitment in 2024 for Striped Bass in the #HudsonRiver estuary. Not good news for this fish. Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Board will meet on Dec. 16, to consider adjusting changing management strategies to reduce fishing mortality.

onthewater.com/ny-dec-repor...?
NY DEC Reports Another Below-Average Striped Bass Spawn in the Hudson River - On The Water
The 2024 value for the DEC’s Hudson River striped bass young-of-year index was 7.
onthewater.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:05 PM
November 22, 2024 at 11:21 AM
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November 18, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Reposted by Troy
#fishing #menhaden

"...the American Fisheries Act...requires 75 per cent of a company fishing in the U.S. to be owned by a U.S. citizen." Omega Protein of Virginia harvests menhaden from Chesapeake Bay, And a lawsuit alleges is is foreign owned
Lawsuit alleges Cooke Aquaculture using shell companies to skirt U.S. law | CBC News
Cooke Aquaculture, one of New Brunswick’s largest companies, has asked for dismissal of a U.S. lawsuit accusing it of using a complex web of shell companies to break anti-foreign ownership laws.
www.cbc.ca
August 6, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Reposted by Troy
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Here's another article on the importance of menhaden as forage fish. This article emphasizes their role as food for the species targeted by recreational fisheries, mentions commercial menhaden harvest threatens those fisheries
February 14, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Reposted by Troy
Ospreys in the Chesapeake Bay last year had breeding success even lower than at the height of the DDT era, and scientists say it's due to a scarcity of menhaden. www.audubon.org/news/researc...
Researchers Sound the Alarm Over the Chesapeake Bay’s Ospreys
In the world’s largest population of the fish-eating raptors, reproductive rates have fallen below DDT-era lows. Scientists say overfishing by one company is to blame.
www.audubon.org
May 14, 2024 at 4:42 PM