Y'all seen this? Fed.Gov blowing up Red Snapper

[Termo]

Great response!!!! Learn something new every day. Tha's why I love this site. Sometimes there are actually intelligent responses (usually not mine! )

[H.Maier]

Don't beat yourself up too bad there Capt. Blue. You've got pretty good sense for an aggie.

[Swells]

Usually when somebody thinks they know a lot, like me, they actually "know" very little and I'll be the first to admit that.

And plus, I'm a dang T-Sip.

That latest "10,000 red snapper exploded" story has gone viral on the Interweb, and I hope we get some attention over it.

If 10,000 big fish washed up on our coast or our bays, the TPWD would call it a FISH KILL.

[Moonpie]

Once again the Law of Unintended Consequences rears up.
The old rigs have become their own ecosystems. Many species can not survive on open, smooth Gulf of Mexico floor.
I can understand demolishing these old rigs down to a certain depth for navigation purposes but by cleaning them off at the sea floor is dooming millions of sea creatures. By destroying these semi-reefs the ecoweenies are actually destroying habitat that supports red snapper. The waste from the demo explosions is bad enough but once these semi-reefs are gone where will the snapper live/breed/etc.
The natural reefs and rock formations are limited and can only support a certain number of fish.
The commercial fishermen and Sport fishers will now concentrate on these spots and hurt the populations even more.

I think it is a short sighted policy that will, long term, severely damage snapper populations in the Gulf.

[gus12343]

that's ridiculous... those are awesome and rich ecosystems that hold a lot of fish . . .but its the circle of life...something ate those dead fish

[Moonpie]

And another thing that makes this program even mope stupid is the INTENTIONAL sinking of various ships/barges/etc with the intent of MAKING reefs!

[Robalo]

But Moonpie-everyone with an Obama Phone knows the Gummint only helps folks-so shut up and call yer pimp on yer phone and doncha thinks about dem fish anyways because the Gummint be taking care of everything-especially democrats, welfare slugs, scumbags and da po' folk-no need to work or worry anymores because we all gonna git s'mores. Life be good when it be free of cost.