Originally posted by Roberto
Quote: | Originally posted by Cap
All of those sportfishing boats use BIG lures to target big Bill fish. |
Ok, Cap, we're not talking about billfish, are we? Not all fish species are the same - they don't grow at the same rate, breed at the same rate,
achieve sexual maturity at the same rate ...
So, what does targeting of billfish by trolling have to do with shooting Gulf Grouper? Hint - nothing.
You see, we're talking about a non-migratory, slow-growing species. Once this fish has been killed it'll take 30-40 years to replace it in the gene
pool, if at all. In the meantime, the area where the fish was killed is going to be barren, no breeding, no growing, no fish. In other words, this
species is extrememly sensitive to elimination when the breeding adults are killed off. |