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Harry Krause wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote: I think we all have learned more than we knew about Lobsters before this thread started, isn't that what the NG is all about, learning something new, sharing that info. If you had asked any of the Lobster men or even the locals about the Lobster Pounds they would have told you they were holding pens, not "growing pens". Sometimes you learn much more by asking questions and listening. I had a college professor tell me you never learn anything when you are talking. His point was to get us to learn how to ask probing questions and then shut up. It is amazing how much you can learn when you are not talking. Yawn. Think this through, college graduate. You put 100 1 pound lobsters in a pound or pen located in an enclosed area in salt water, pretty much their natural environment. You tend the pen carefully, and you feed the lobsters regularly. The ocean waves, currents and flow flush in fresh water and flush out wastes and scraps. You pull the lobsters out after X amount of time. The lobsters now weigh: 1 pound less than 1 pound more than 1 pound Now, if the lobsters you pull out weigh more than 1 pound, did they grow? If not, please explain the weight gain. Thank you. See it is amazing how much you learned from reading the web pages, that is the same thing I learned when I read the web pages, except the pens are used waiting for Market Pricing not waiting for the Lobsters to grow to legal size. I really didn't know much about the Lobster Industry, and I don't pretend to know much, but I do know they are not allowed to harvest undersized Lobsters and keep them in "growing pens" waiting for them to become legal size. Anyone who had seen a Lobster Man raise one Lobster trap would have known they NEVER HOLD A LOBSTER WAITING FOR IT TO GROW TO LEGAL SIZE. Lobster Men are smart enough to know their industry depends upon the lobsters reproducing, they are not going to be illegally harvesting illegal sized lobsters and "growing them in pounds". Even if they looked at everything short sited they are not risk the heavy fines by illegally harvesting undersized Lobsters. As I said, since we had this discussion, you know much more about the Lobster Industry and how Lobster Men harvest their traps and how they utilize pounds, then you did after your 3 weeks in Maine. That is one of the great things about NG discussions is how much one can learn from others. |
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