Over the past 2 years I have noticed a large increase in shrimping boats at a popular spot at the beach I fish, AND a decrease in success at that spot. Do you think the boats' nets have an impact on the fishing or is it just standard decline of spots because of storms and such.
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No the point of Oak Island... tons of shrimping boats everyday. And fishing was worse there than it has been in years
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I have fished OI for the past 4 years in late October and/or early November.. To me the point does not produce anymore since the did the beach re-nourishment on the West end. Was down there the week after the hurricane this year but stayed in Caswell.. never made it to the point.. nor wanted to. We slayed them at Caswell
I am yet to try Caswell. I've all but given up on the point. Dredging destroyed the bite.
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Not trying to show support or disapproval of shrimp boats but spots are very cyclical and very dependent upon weather, wind and water temps as to whether or not they come close enough to shore to catch
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Just an FYI but they are filling 40, 54 and 72 qt. coolers with spots on Topsail Island for the last two days
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The point has sucked for a long time......good to net mullet and that's about it
Do you fish caswell when at OKI?
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There's a clear link between shrimp boats pulling in tons of bycatch and damage to fish populations--mountains of data in google. Like everything else it's about striking the right balance between fisheries.
Shrimp landings increased by 94 percent in 2015 to 9.1 million pounds, the highest since 2008. Shrimp landings in 2015 had an estimated ex-vessel value (fisherman sale to fish house) of $16.8 million, a 19 percent increase over 2014. Source
Now whether that means there were more shrimp to be caught, or if the industry deployed more boats with more hours on the water I have no idea.
Shrimp landings increased by 94 percent in 2015 to 9.1 million pounds, the highest since 2008. Shrimp landings in 2015 had an estimated ex-vessel value (fisherman sale to fish house) of $16.8 million, a 19 percent increase over 2014. Source
Now whether that means there were more shrimp to be caught, or if the industry deployed more boats with more hours on the water I have no idea.
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I've sharked there a time or two, caught some fish in the inlet at South port and around the hot hole on a boat
info on shrimpin
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2016/11/...limits-on-shrimping-size-of-spot-and-croaker/
"It is estimated that for every pound of shrimp harvested in North Carolina waters, over four pounds of non-target catch, including juvenile finfish, are discarded,” the petition says
"North Carolina is the only state on the East Coast that still allows shrimp trawling in sounds and rivers."
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2016/11/...limits-on-shrimping-size-of-spot-and-croaker/
"It is estimated that for every pound of shrimp harvested in North Carolina waters, over four pounds of non-target catch, including juvenile finfish, are discarded,” the petition says
"North Carolina is the only state on the East Coast that still allows shrimp trawling in sounds and rivers."
Well I guess this settles it... IMO shrimping ruins spots
but... I like shrimp, just wish they did it elsewhere :fishing:I saw some hidden video of some shrimpers and the bycatch was awful. I saw in arguments about those videos that they have had to change nets that helped reduce the bycatch. It was pretty powerful stuff though.
I couldn't tell what was shrimp and what were crabs, finfish nothing.
But, in another article I read, the amount of shrimpers has collapsed in NC. So there has to be another piece to the puzzle as to why fishing has dropped off.
Could be cyclical, could be more recs as well as more efficient coms.
idk.
I cannot believe they allow shrimp trawling in our estuaries like they still do. That is almost a no brainer.
I couldn't tell what was shrimp and what were crabs, finfish nothing.
But, in another article I read, the amount of shrimpers has collapsed in NC. So there has to be another piece to the puzzle as to why fishing has dropped off.
Could be cyclical, could be more recs as well as more efficient coms.
idk.
I cannot believe they allow shrimp trawling in our estuaries like they still do. That is almost a no brainer.
Yeah it shocks me that they allow shrimping in Lockwood Folleys, one of the main inlets at OKI
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I like seeing shrimp boats offshore, always a good thing to catch some fish off of. But when there coming up and down the beach and in the inlet, there snatching all the smaller fish that people are they to catch. The money won't matter when the amount of tourist that come to fish don't have anything to catch anymore
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