[RussH]

I'm confused, are you guys arguing that Climate change isn't real? Or that it isn't man made? One of those is arguable the other is not. The climate IS changing. Climate always changes. Whether it's man made or not is the question I thought. So if we can agree that the climate is changing, is it not then reasonable that the fish are moving because of it?

Isn't that the whole reason invasive Lion Fish are doing so well where they never did before? They require warmer temperatures and as the oceans warm, and acidify fish that didn't do well before, now are.

I "personally" believe that man made climate change is real, and that there are things that can be done about it. I believe the Occam's Razor of climate change is that burning all the oil and coal is releasing carbon which is causing an acceleration of a change that would happen regardless. It's the simplest answer for the current speed. But that doesn't matter, carbon taxes and wind power are outside the scope of the Fluke Fishery. What matters is the question of ARE they moving north and if so, what can be done about it that is fair to everyone involved.