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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 08:29 AM Original message |
Last commercial fisherman departs Milwaukee. "The fish are gone." |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. Wow that is sad. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
2. Damn, that is scary. |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
3. I don't see how this is Obama's fault. n/t |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 08:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. They came with him |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
5. we need to introduce something that preys on those damn things |
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safeinOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 09:32 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Lake sturgeon love em and |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Yep, many as in decades. The 212 pound sturgeon caught in Lake Winnebago... |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #8 |
20. then we should outlaw catching them |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 11:10 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Sturgeon fishing is highly regulated to protect the species.... |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-15-11 07:40 AM Response to Reply #20 |
30. I agree.......nt |
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Submariner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
6. We are a greedy stupid species |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 09:23 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Um, no. It was the invasive species that killed the food chain, not overfishing... |
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Submariner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 09:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I understand your point, but |
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Evasporque (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
10. FIsh Tugs |
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WingDinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
12. Then use them to filter pollution. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 10:12 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. That's actually happening. The increased clarity in the water is part of the problem. n/t |
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zalinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
14. Catfish also eat quagga mussels. n/t |
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firehorse (547 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
15. Steamed mussels are good in a wine butter sauce. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. They're small, but 900 trillion of them should make a nice meal. n/t |
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firehorse (547 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. How many years till the penny sized grow so they can be "over harvested" and eaten. |
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phaseolus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 10:54 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. about the size of a penny |
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waking wisconsin (61 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 11:53 AM Response to Reply #15 |
25. that's what I was thinking |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
17. Asian carp are next |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Thanks Nikki! |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Nobody cares. |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. There is no native ecosystem in those lakes anymore. Carp can help bring |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
24. But humans are still growing in numbers. Candle at both ends. |
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elias7 (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-15-11 07:24 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Humans are idiots |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-14-11 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
27. I wonder why they suddenly "went viral." |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-15-11 07:35 AM Response to Original message |
29. As strange as it might sound, |
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