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Old 07-14-2014, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by BuckingFastard View Post
just read all this again. where have we gone as a group? i just listened to the recording on the hotline. it says that the gates are open for a brief time to allow migrating estuary species into the marsh. well what the heck? do they think they know the exact day these species arrive to make their trip into the marshes? no, and do they think the shrimp and fish just sit there and wait for them to conveniently open there breeding grounds to them... no! they are creatures of habit and work off instincts, not off reasoning. crazy!
I am not sure what is driving the opening right now, but yeah, I'm pretty sure they have a good idea of when certain species are migrating based on given conditions. That comes from years and years of research. What is causing it now? I don't know. Its not a full or new moon. Maybe tides?
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