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Dan · 12-29-2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by j mo

I can’t find much online on the subject. and I’d like to better understand their importance to the ecosystem and fishery. If anyone can share info on the subject I would appreciate it.
Josh

the T-shark sensitivity comes from that they have very small litters of pups and a long gestation period. They get hammered commercially offshore and the recreational guys do a good job at killing a ton of em too.

Quilted Germ · 12-29-2009, 02:56 PM

Seems if there was a serious threat to the species that there would be some regulations with respect to their size, no? Just seems like some guys have a bit more affinity to some species versus others....I'm just sayin'...

Iceman · 12-29-2009, 03:20 PM

I would bet the rise in local T sharks, right along with halibut and WSB is a direct result of the ban on inshore gill nets.

Zed · 12-29-2009, 04:11 PM

^Plus the banning of fish traps (mostly sheephead) and mouse trap fishing.

Just for relativity: Looking back, I am amazed at some of the styles and geographical areas that were fished so extensively [DP had fish traps along the inshore for miles and miles. Sheephead were a very rare catch on H&L. Plus the mousetrap (a bunch of buoys with line and hooks for each one. Like a longline, w/o the connecting long line. Sit out there in your skiff and if a buoy moves, fish on, and chase it down) style was common off DP] Then, it was just fishing and no one was telling them it was all that wrong. So in 30years, what are we going to look back on?

"I can't believe people use to take threshers." ?

Just playin devil's advocate here.

To the OP: Nice fish. If after you have gone thru the hook, fight, land, dispatch, paddle, carry, chill, cut, seal and freeze/give away the shark, you still are game to take another, go for it. You're more fanatic than I. Too big a PITA (no pun) for me to do more than once. More manageable sized finfish for me.

12-29-2009, 02:56 PM	#2
Quilted Germ Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cardiff, Ca Posts: 185	Seems if there was a serious threat to the species that there would be some regulations with respect to their size, no? Just seems like some guys have a bit more affinity to some species versus others....I'm just sayin'... __________________ Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. - Ronald Reagan

12-29-2009, 03:20 PM	#3
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	I would bet the rise in local T sharks, right along with halibut and WSB is a direct result of the ban on inshore gill nets. __________________

12-29-2009, 04:11 PM	#4
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	^Plus the banning of fish traps (mostly sheephead) and mouse trap fishing. Just for relativity: Looking back, I am amazed at some of the styles and geographical areas that were fished so extensively [DP had fish traps along the inshore for miles and miles. Sheephead were a very rare catch on H&L. Plus the mousetrap (a bunch of buoys with line and hooks for each one. Like a longline, w/o the connecting long line. Sit out there in your skiff and if a buoy moves, fish on, and chase it down) style was common off DP] Then, it was just fishing and no one was telling them it was all that wrong. So in 30years, what are we going to look back on? "I can't believe people use to take threshers." ? Just playin devil's advocate here. To the OP: Nice fish. If after you have gone thru the hook, fight, land, dispatch, paddle, carry, chill, cut, seal and freeze/give away the shark, you still are game to take another, go for it. You're more fanatic than I. Too big a PITA (no pun) for me to do more than once. More manageable sized finfish for me. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.