12-05-2009, 01:51 PM
[quote name='mino_401' post='15068' date='May 12 2009, 11:37 AM']probably overfishing by commercial fishermen and natural predation... i can't imagine recreational fishermen having a great deal of impact on the species... i read somewhere that stiper fishing are better these past few years than previous years... coincidence?
and by the way i've been hearing that regular weather cycles have shifted 2 weeks from their usual calendar cycles... global warming?? who knows...[/quote]
And the Cod run this year was the best it's been in twenty years. Classic predator-prey interaction... The prey population spikes, followed by the predators and a subsequent decrease in prey, repeat ad nauseum.
I've also heard that there were bluefish caught last week over in Mattapoisett. If the predatory fish are showing up this early, I suppose that could keep the squid offshore...
BTW lots of activity on this thread tonight... I guess that means there aren't too many people squidding.
and by the way i've been hearing that regular weather cycles have shifted 2 weeks from their usual calendar cycles... global warming?? who knows...[/quote]
And the Cod run this year was the best it's been in twenty years. Classic predator-prey interaction... The prey population spikes, followed by the predators and a subsequent decrease in prey, repeat ad nauseum.
I've also heard that there were bluefish caught last week over in Mattapoisett. If the predatory fish are showing up this early, I suppose that could keep the squid offshore...
BTW lots of activity on this thread tonight... I guess that means there aren't too many people squidding.