obssesed- here is some info from my own exp while fishing up near the pribs in alaska, duing the year el nino first came up the coast . we were fishing for ground fish and had noticed that the by-catch on cod was decreaced due to the really warm weather. the crabbers up north had reported alot more cod in their pots. there was a real noticable difference in the fishery there.and it has continued since. even the hake fisheries off the wash., oregon coasts have been impacted. were the fish usally hang out,are not there. the sensitve equipment that is used "can determine fih size" at incredible depths, has a part in determining wheather to put out nets or not!. the increase in the newer variety of fish species off our coast ie..."marlin" makes me wonder!

[This message has been edited by willie14me (edited 04-08-2000).]