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Originally Posted by shresearchdude
Greetings from a Federal employee that's not allowed to work due to political battles that weren't a surprise.
Those parasites are much more common on small bluefish in estuaries, and as they get larger, they are not common at all. Yes I've seen them and others. It's a certain life stage that's more common on a particular species. Most parasites are smart and don't hang out on unhealthy species! SO not an indication of health. According to published papers they don't have much of a negative effect, though added weight and stress are hard to quantify.
Here's an older published report (link will be attached) the publication is often cited.
https://juaneslab.weebly.com/uploads...s_et_al_96.pdf
yes I still lurk in the shadows  |
Hey John - good to hear from you!
As far a Captain Rich, he has underware older then me, he had them carbon dated
