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Author Topic: Soft Plastics ~ Bangor Daily  (Read 366 times)

Offline Anomaly

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Soft Plastics ~ Bangor Daily
« on: Feb 12, 2024, 06:17 AM »
"Bass can expel the baits either by regurgitation or through their waste stream within nine days, a state biologist said in the study. And water birds seem to be unaffected.

But trout and salmon eat the synthetic bait off the bottoms of lakes and ponds. The soft plastic potentially builds up in their stomachs, leaving little room for nourishing food. The more plastic, the less likely the fish are to feed, slowing their growth and development, one of the state’s fish biologists found."   https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/02/05/outdoors/fishing/rubber-worms-may-be-bad-news-for-maine-fishery-joam40zk0w/?fbclid=IwAR385lm_eEax_fCf3BMNmuddeKyAtA5yo6AjXRc3XVWFYq5bKFT8Qp04plc
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Re: Soft Plastics ~ Bangor Daily
« Reply #1 on: Feb 12, 2024, 07:22 AM »
Subscription ad blocks my access but interesting to see how this is verified other then cutting fish open.
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Re: Soft Plastics ~ Bangor Daily
« Reply #2 on: Feb 12, 2024, 11:06 AM »
Quote from: sab on Feb 12, 2024, 07:22 AM
Subscription ad blocks my access but interesting to see how this is verified other then cutting fish open.
You can get around that by opening the article in an incognito wondow.
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