craigdritchie Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 A new study on climate change says that fish will begin to grow smaller by 2050. William Cheung, at the University of British Columbia, predicts that changes in the climate will continue to warm the world’s oceans. Fish will adapt by getting smaller. I doubt I will still be fishing by 2050, but it's interesting reading in any case. Click here for the full report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Like Button pressed...lol...thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Big deal… my fish have been getting smaller already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC1 Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Screw him and his report! I like my fish bigger and bigger! Hopefully the freshwater fish in Canada are an exception, I'll be happy if climate change makes our bass grow like Florida largemouth! I'll also give up ice fishing for a year round softwater season as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Screw him and his report! I like my fish bigger and bigger! Hopefully the freshwater fish in Canada are an exception, I'll be happy if climate change makes our bass grow like Florida largemouth! I'll also give up ice fishing for a year round softwater season as well! Ban outboards I need ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky or Specks Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Fish will get smaller until they get off boatside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted October 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Fish will get smaller until they get off boatside LOL ... ain't that the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Thats not the only thing getting smaller:w00t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.brock Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 I read that today, my first reaction was that sounds like bad science, he's making alot of assumptions off the cuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Nelson Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Fish will get smaller due to warmer water temps? What a joke.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Shirley Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Is that your excuse these days Craig? Hehe Couldn't resist It doesn't make sense to me. Warmer water will add longer growing seasons here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 That's right Aaron! It's too warm! If it weren't for climate change, those trophy 11-inch smallmouth I manage to catch every now and then (no, really, it's true!) would weigh six pounds instead of six ounces. Stupid global warming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushart Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 All joking aside Not sure about the size thing But this summer's heat and drought taught many, many, many anglers that typical summer patterns were changed could be a permanent thing soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 I wouldn't worry. We'll be out of fresh water by then anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky or Specks Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 All joking aside Not sure about the size thing But this summer's heat and drought taught many, many, many anglers that typical summer patterns were changed could be a permanent thing soon One thing I'm worried about is the low water I've seen everywhere combined with more weeds than I've ever seen If we get an early ice and it stays all winter. Could have some serious winterkill this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dabluz Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 It's not climate change that makes fish smaller. Fish are getting smaller due to fishing pressure, diminishing water quality, invasive species and general decline in genetics. I could explain further but it would take days of writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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