Reverse Logic "Less Traps,More Lobster"
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reefseal
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won't work. I don't see Lobsterman as logical thinkers and folks can reason with.
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Nautical Dreamer
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Agreed, the entire fleet would have to reduce the number of traps in the water. Otherwise the boat with the most traps would still come out on top.
wow!! the words lobstermen, logical, and thinker in the same sentence... never thought I'd see that.
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The biggest problem in managing any fishery is getting the fisherman to get with the program. I have a significant number of graduate courses in fisheries biology and specialized in fish traps.
The efficiency of fishery can be viewed in terms of the amount of energy (usually in horsepower of boats) applied to catch a certain amount of a target species.
I can tell you that reducing the number of traps may, depending on where in the yield curve the fishery is, can both increase the catch and decrease the horsepower.
The efficiency of fishery can be viewed in terms of the amount of energy (usually in horsepower of boats) applied to catch a certain amount of a target species.
I can tell you that reducing the number of traps may, depending on where in the yield curve the fishery is, can both increase the catch and decrease the horsepower.
Green_Manelishi
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They tweaked a computer model? Would that be similar to models that forecast impending doom from global warming?
Lobster traps are inefficient and that's been shown by monitoring the traps. If the traps are improved perhaps the number of traps can be decreased. Meanwhile there will be a tough row to how in changing what has been successful. The increasing cost of fuel might also be a reason to reduce traps but ....
Lobster traps are inefficient and that's been shown by monitoring the traps. If the traps are improved perhaps the number of traps can be decreased. Meanwhile there will be a tough row to how in changing what has been successful. The increasing cost of fuel might also be a reason to reduce traps but ....
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No, actually lobster traps are one of the most efficient types of gear that there is, that's part of the problem.
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Off topic..but...my random thoughts for the day...
Isn't the philosophy of a min and max size flawed? Seems to me if they continue to fish at these ever-increasing levels, the lobsters out there won't make it to max size to become breeders. As soon as a lobster reached the min size, it'll be harvested. How many escape the traps and make it past the max?
Maybe I'm not thinking "big ocean" enough. But the breeders will eventually die off with very few replacements coming up the ranks.
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Isn't the philosophy of a min and max size flawed? Seems to me if they continue to fish at these ever-increasing levels, the lobsters out there won't make it to max size to become breeders. As soon as a lobster reached the min size, it'll be harvested. How many escape the traps and make it past the max?
Maybe I'm not thinking "big ocean" enough. But the breeders will eventually die off with very few replacements coming up the ranks.
Yes, no? Do I need more coffee??
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Nautical Dreamer
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Some one correct me if I am wrong, but lobsters can breed before they reach the minimum size. The maximum size requiremnt was set to protect the prefential breeders. Basicly the big boys have the best genes that should remain in the gene pool to produce the highest quality offspring.
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