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Glorious Chesapeake Bay Day!
Harry, it sounds like you have a bad case of "fishing envy". If you are
nice to John he might allow you on his boat, if not there are lots of fishing charters on the Bay. http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?s... hesapeake+bay "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Harry Krause wrote: John H wrote: Wow, what a set of coincidences. I'm probably on the water three times a week, and I've never seen his lobsta boat. John H I especially enjoy reading about your striper catches, John, when I think about the article on rockfish that ran in last Thursday's Annapolis paper. I'll bet you don't wear rubber gloves when you handle and clean those fish, and I'll bet you eat those fish, too. See ya! Whoops...forgot to attach the article...if you run into John Herring and you're not wearing thick rubber gloves, avoid shaking his hand, especially the one with the open lesions and oozing sores. Some rockfish pose a danger to bay fishermen By MIKE UNGER, Staff Writer Despite the dramatic recovery of rockfish in the Chesapeake Bay, more than half of the bay's most popular fish carry bacteria that can cause painful skin infections in fishermen, according to the Department of Natural Resources. Saturday's start of rockfish season brought little publicity about mycobacteriosis, first documented by Maryland scientists in 1998. They now estimate it has spread to 50 percent of rockfish in some areas of the bay. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science, however, estimates 76 percent of rockfish in the bay are infected. "I think there is a clear human health concern that hundreds of people will be out fishing for rockfish at the start of the season, and very few are aware there is a prevalent disease with these fish," said Howard R. Ernst, a Naval Academy professor and author of "Chesapeake Bay Blues," a book published last year that's critical of the state's regulation of bay pollution. Although there's no proof that eating striped bass infected with mycobacteriosis can make people sick, handling an infected fish can lead to health problems, as Norman Haddaway found out. He was stuck by a fat fish, 17 inches long, with shiny scales that shimmered silver, green and blue as it flopped on the bottom of his charter boat. The Talbot County fishing guide was in a hurry. He and his four paying anglers had pulled 120 rockfish from the bay in about an hour and 10 minutes. Most of the fish, like this one, were too small to keep, and Mr. Haddaway scrambled to throw it overboard. "When you're catching that many fish that quick, you're not as safe and careful as you usually are," he said. "I went to grab it, and it just jumped and stuck me in the palm." Bacteria from that shiny fin bore into Mr. Haddaway's hand and erupted on the other side in a swelling the size of a pork chop. The lump soon spread to his wrist, and his elbow began to stiffen. Doctors think the fish was carrying mycobacterium marinum, the cause of what watermen call "fish handler's disease." "Mycobacterium appears to be on the rise among striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay," said Phil Jones, a fisheries manager with the DNR. "It's had an effect on the survival rates of other species, but to date we have not seen any indication that it affects striped bass survival." On the contrary, last year's recreational harvest of 2.97 million pounds was the highest since a moratorium was implemented in 1985, Mr. Jones said. In addition, last year's commercial take of 1.935 million pounds met the DNR's pre-set allotment. Low profile Maryland scientists down-play the prevalence of the bacteria in the official state fish, touted as one of the Chesapeake Bay's few success stories. The state instituted the rockfish ban in 1985 after a collapse in the bay's population. By the time the moratorium was lifted in 1990, the population had recovered. "There's quite a bit of politics here," said Victor Crecco, supervisor of research in Connecticut's Marine Fisheries Division. "Politically, they feel very uncomfortable about this." Martin Gary, a DNR fisheries ecologist, says fish handler's disease has an exaggerated reputation because several infections that aren't mycobacteriosis get lumped together. The state doesn't keep records of how many people catch it, but surgeons at the Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore say they see two or three new cases every month. "There does seem to be a disproportionate number of people who live on the Chesapeake Bay who contract it," said James Higgins, a surgeon at the center. "This does seem to be a hot spot for it." James Price, president of the nonprofit Chesapeake Bay Ecological Foundation, said he fears that if the disease isn't addressed, the rockfish resurgence will be short-lived. "I feel that it is just as threatened today as it was in (1985)," he said. "There are signs that these fish are not surviving past six years." Scientists don't know what's causing the mycobacteriosis outbreak. Next week, Desmond Kahn, an environmental scientist for Delaware's fisheries division, will present data to a conference of biologists in Ocean City showing that the death rate of rockfish from natural causes in the bay is three times what it was in 1997. Alternative data show a death rate that's slightly lower, he said. "All we know about this disease is that up to 70 percent of samples have shown to be infected and in aquaculture ponds it's fatal," said Bill Goldsborough, a senior scientist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. "In the early analysis, you have to be concerned that something's going on." Cautionary tale Most agree that fishermen should be cautious when handling fish with lesions, which afflict some stripers infected with disease. The vast majority suffering from mycobacteriosis, however, exhibit no outward symptoms. "What we tell people is to use common sense," Mr. Jones said. "Wash your hands after handling fish, and if a fish has lesions, throw it back." Mr. Haddaway, who was injured last fall, had surgery at the Curtis Hand Center in February to remove infected tissue. He suffered a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics, and lay in Memorial Hospital at Easton for five days with a constant drip of morphine and steroids. Six months after the rockfish stuck him, the lump on the back of his hand hasn't completely healed. He vows to wear a glove while fishing; Kevlar gloves (made of the same material as bulletproof vests) cost $40. "It's been a kick in the teeth," Mr. Haddaway said last week at his home in Claiborne, a tiny town just west of St. Michaels. "It doesn't hurt now, but I know it's not getting any better either." --- |
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Glorious Chesapeake Bay Day!
On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 14:20:25 GMT, "John Smith" wrote:
Harry, it sounds like you have a bad case of "fishing envy". If you are nice to John he might allow you on his boat, if not there are lots of fishing charters on the Bay. I especially enjoy reading about your striper catches, John, when I think about the article on rockfish that ran in last Thursday's Annapolis paper. I'll bet you don't wear rubber gloves when you handle and clean those fish, and I'll bet you eat those fish, too. See ya! John, my boat just isn't big enough for Harry and me. And, I think you're correct about the "fishing envy." He's very negative about my catches, but implies that his, caught at the rips, are OK. Hmmm, makes me wonder if he's ever caught a rockfish. John H On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! |
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Glorious Chesapeake Bay Day!
John H wrote:
On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 14:20:25 GMT, "John Smith" wrote: Harry, it sounds like you have a bad case of "fishing envy". If you are nice to John he might allow you on his boat, if not there are lots of fishing charters on the Bay. I especially enjoy reading about your striper catches, John, when I think about the article on rockfish that ran in last Thursday's Annapolis paper. I'll bet you don't wear rubber gloves when you handle and clean those fish, and I'll bet you eat those fish, too. See ya! John, my boat just isn't big enough for Harry and me. And, I think you're correct about the "fishing envy." He's very negative about my catches, but implies that his, caught at the rips, are OK. Hmmm, makes me wonder if he's ever caught a rockfish. John H On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! ROckfish for me are a catch and release species, unless the fish is gut-hooked, which rarely happens because I use barbless circle hooks and jigs without barbs. I don't much like the taste of stripers. I do keep some flounder when I catch them, and tautogs when I head south. I'm not negative about your catches, John. I just think they are very ordinary, and you do seem to have to work really hard to catch a fish. Further, as I have stated, towing an umbrella rig to catch a fish must be like wearing 12 condoms when you are having sex: you know something is going on out there...you just can't feel it. |
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"John H" wrote in message news On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 14:20:25 GMT, "John Smith" wrote: Harry, it sounds like you have a bad case of "fishing envy". If you are nice to John he might allow you on his boat, if not there are lots of fishing charters on the Bay. I especially enjoy reading about your striper catches, John, when I think about the article on rockfish that ran in last Thursday's Annapolis paper. I'll bet you don't wear rubber gloves when you handle and clean those fish, and I'll bet you eat those fish, too. See ya! John, my boat just isn't big enough for Harry and me. And, I think you're correct about the "fishing envy." He's very negative about my catches, but implies that his, caught at the rips, are OK. Hmmm, makes me wonder if he's ever caught a rockfish. John H On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! You know the answer to that John. He does not own a boat and he can only fish off others boats. His wife is not a doctor and he does not own a custom 36 foot lobster boat. He does have sock puppets though. |
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Glorious Chesapeake Bay Day!
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... jim-- wrote: "John H" wrote in message news On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 14:20:25 GMT, "John Smith" wrote: Harry, it sounds like you have a bad case of "fishing envy". If you are nice to John he might allow you on his boat, if not there are lots of fishing charters on the Bay. I especially enjoy reading about your striper catches, John, when I think about the article on rockfish that ran in last Thursday's Annapolis paper. I'll bet you don't wear rubber gloves when you handle and clean those fish, and I'll bet you eat those fish, too. See ya! John, my boat just isn't big enough for Harry and me. And, I think you're correct about the "fishing envy." He's very negative about my catches, but implies that his, caught at the rips, are OK. Hmmm, makes me wonder if he's ever caught a rockfish. John H On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! You know the answer to that John. He does not own a boat Sadly for you, your dunderheaded buddy John H has not only seen me on one of our boats, and more than once, we used the same marina. So, what could be worse than boatless? Boatless in Cleveland? Doesn't that describe you... You really should find yourself another newsgroup, Dennis. You've owned your last boat. Maybe you could team up with Skipper, who is now boatless in Wichita. There's a song in there, somewhere. I'll just attribute your post to ignorance and stupidity and leave it at that. |
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jim-- wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... jim-- wrote: "John H" wrote in message news On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 14:20:25 GMT, "John Smith" wrote: Harry, it sounds like you have a bad case of "fishing envy". If you are nice to John he might allow you on his boat, if not there are lots of fishing charters on the Bay. I especially enjoy reading about your striper catches, John, when I think about the article on rockfish that ran in last Thursday's Annapolis paper. I'll bet you don't wear rubber gloves when you handle and clean those fish, and I'll bet you eat those fish, too. See ya! John, my boat just isn't big enough for Harry and me. And, I think you're correct about the "fishing envy." He's very negative about my catches, but implies that his, caught at the rips, are OK. Hmmm, makes me wonder if he's ever caught a rockfish. John H On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! You know the answer to that John. He does not own a boat Sadly for you, your dunderheaded buddy John H has not only seen me on one of our boats, and more than once, we used the same marina. So, what could be worse than boatless? Boatless in Cleveland? Doesn't that describe you... You really should find yourself another newsgroup, Dennis. You've owned your last boat. Maybe you could team up with Skipper, who is now boatless in Wichita. There's a song in there, somewhere. I'll just attribute your post to ignorance and stupidity and leave it at that. That's pretty much your answer for everything in life, I bet. There's very little you understand. |
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On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 13:14:21 -0400, "jim--" wrote:
"John H" wrote in message news On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 14:20:25 GMT, "John Smith" wrote: Harry, it sounds like you have a bad case of "fishing envy". If you are nice to John he might allow you on his boat, if not there are lots of fishing charters on the Bay. I especially enjoy reading about your striper catches, John, when I think about the article on rockfish that ran in last Thursday's Annapolis paper. I'll bet you don't wear rubber gloves when you handle and clean those fish, and I'll bet you eat those fish, too. See ya! John, my boat just isn't big enough for Harry and me. And, I think you're correct about the "fishing envy." He's very negative about my catches, but implies that his, caught at the rips, are OK. Hmmm, makes me wonder if he's ever caught a rockfish. John H On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! You know the answer to that John. He does not own a boat and he can only fish off others boats. His wife is not a doctor and he does not own a custom 36 foot lobster boat. He does have sock puppets though. Sounds like you've got him pegged, Jim. It's actually pretty pitiful. I wonder if his wife (alleged), the good (alleged) doctor, doctor, couldn't help him deal with his seemingly ever-increasing demands for attention. I think he is very much in love with himself. John H On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! |
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John,
I think you have this all wrong, if he felt comfortable with who he was, he would not have to seek attention by making up stories about his Hatteras, his Lobster Boat, and his wife a MD and a PHD. If she ever finds out that he is making up these stories, her feelings will be hurt, that her husband is so ashamed of her, that he has to make her a Doctor, Doctor just to feel good about himself. "John H" wrote in message news On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 13:14:21 -0400, "jim--" wrote: "John H" wrote in message news On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 14:20:25 GMT, "John Smith" wrote: Harry, it sounds like you have a bad case of "fishing envy". If you are nice to John he might allow you on his boat, if not there are lots of fishing charters on the Bay. I especially enjoy reading about your striper catches, John, when I think about the article on rockfish that ran in last Thursday's Annapolis paper. I'll bet you don't wear rubber gloves when you handle and clean those fish, and I'll bet you eat those fish, too. See ya! John, my boat just isn't big enough for Harry and me. And, I think you're correct about the "fishing envy." He's very negative about my catches, but implies that his, caught at the rips, are OK. Hmmm, makes me wonder if he's ever caught a rockfish. John H On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! You know the answer to that John. He does not own a boat and he can only fish off others boats. His wife is not a doctor and he does not own a custom 36 foot lobster boat. He does have sock puppets though. Sounds like you've got him pegged, Jim. It's actually pretty pitiful. I wonder if his wife (alleged), the good (alleged) doctor, doctor, couldn't help him deal with his seemingly ever-increasing demands for attention. I think he is very much in love with himself. John H On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! |
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In article , Harry Krause wrote:
John H wrote: Wow, what a set of coincidences. I'm probably on the water three times a week, and I've never seen his lobsta boat. John H I especially enjoy reading about your striper catches, John, when I think about the article on rockfish that ran in last Thursday's Annapolis paper. I'll bet you don't wear rubber gloves when you handle and clean those fish, and I'll bet you eat those fish, too. See ya! It's a dadgum shame that y'all can't eat fish up in that dirty ol' bay and that ya have to wear rubbers just to handle em'.... Damn nasty ol' Demo****s that dominated Congress for over 40 years sure let things get filthy eh? yeeeck |
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