Fluke Season is Open

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Originally Posted by bhackemup

I know people who show complete disdain for commercial fishermen insist that the ocean bottom is destroyed whenever a net is dragged over it. Please explain to me then why, since drag nets were first used, has the area south of the Hudson Canyon between 45 and 60 fathoms been so productive till this day during the winter months? The Klondike and Manasquan ridge get dragged every fall yet the fluke seem to hit those same spots every year. (Don't misunderstand me ...I am not a fan of roller rigs on rough bottom)I think you might be wrong about the Talapia being safe to eat. It has been reported many times about fish food that Canada bought from China was indeed contaminated and the Talapia that comes from Vietnam is raised below the chicken coops so the waste from the chickens helps feed the fish and saves them from having to dispose of that waste. (did not figure out how to attach article from the Post yet, but I'll work on it some more?)

1) Off shore dragging is productive? Nothing has happened to whiting and ling or fluke or flounder? If you believe that, I have a nice new bridge in Highlands to sell you.

2) That Tilapia scare mongering is BS. Half a billion pounds of Tilapia is consumed every year and it has the commercial fishing industry running scared because it is so successful. 99.9% is perfectly good for you and some say it is the perfect farm fish.

Scaring people about Tilapia might increase the demand for commercially dragged fish but not for long. The draggers are putting themselves out of business and farmed fish will more than take up the slack. Hopefully it will allow whiting, ling, fluke, flounder, weaks, etc to come back from near extinction.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/sc...o7xY1PGqQ&_r=0