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PONDERING CORE ESSENCE
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In my previous post, I declared the "Good News" that striped bass populations were on the upswing in Maine waters. I'll admit that declaration was, at least in part, self-serving; I want to catch more fish when I am there! But the Bangor Daily News followed up with another story about an even greater striper population increase in New Brunswick, Canada's Miramichi River. And perhaps that is not such good news. bangordailynews.com/2018/07/24/outdoors/fishing/stripers-are-taking-over-a-world-famous-atlantic-salmon-river-camp-owners-say/ Same fish, different outcome? Same fish, different perspective? Same coin, flip side? My fishing for stripers takes place within the known and natural range of the striper. It's proper and natural to catch these bass in Southern Maine. But, the Miramichi should be pumping Atlantic Salmon smolts into the sea. These should face predators; but probably not a thick phalanx of striped bass. And while stripers might be native, they don't belong there in great numbers; this should be marginal habitat for the bass, and prime for the salmon. Given time, these dynamics will likely balance out. But there is some risk that the true numenon of the Mirimichi, the Atlantic Salmon, might be lessened. And while I'd like to welcome the categorical growth of stripers, that is too great a cost for this ecosystem. Context matters; perspective counts. Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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