tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post1260498844076479270..comments2023-11-02T04:18:45.711-07:00Comments on blogfish: Invasion of the spiny dogfishMark Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121566220326246265noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-36431755866433388752009-05-10T15:04:00.000-07:002009-05-10T15:04:00.000-07:00Well,one thing for sure Mr. Powell, is the ecosyst...Well,one thing for sure Mr. Powell, is the ecosystem is always changing and adapting, constantly working for natural balance.<br /><br />In the case of the spiny dogfish, I have seen this here on the West coast and it preceded an influx of larger sharks who will predate on these smaller sharks. Kind of like locusts before the seagulls come and get them. <br /><br />As far as humans pretending Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948207355505284490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-39647574845037629192009-05-07T09:35:00.000-07:002009-05-07T09:35:00.000-07:00Be careful what you wish for, xpend 83. Ecosystem...Be careful what you wish for, xpend 83. Ecosystem management is NOT killinlg a species that we don't like because it interferes with commerce. <br /><br />Not sure if that's what you were getting at, but it's what the dogfish haters want when they pretend to push ecosystem management. <br /><br />If I'm wrong about where you're coming from, then tell me what you hope to gain from putting Mark Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333424116503463839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-43821487399743398642009-05-07T09:26:00.000-07:002009-05-07T09:26:00.000-07:00Over the last decade or so, fisheries managers and...Over the last decade or so, fisheries managers and other people and organizations responsible for natural resource management have been talking about using an "ecosystem approach." E.g. from the US Fish & Wildlife site (http://www.fws.gov/ecosystems/): <br />"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has adopted an ecosystem approach to conservation because we can't just look at aUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829766887113767273noreply@blogger.com