Posted by Steve on August 07, 2002 at 08:35:25:
In Reply to: Big Fish, Little Fish, and Nature Out of Balance (LONG!) posted by Eric Frasco on August 06, 2002 at 23:08:00:
Eric, you make some excellent points and observation. But, the recent sighting and emergence of the Black Sea Bass may not necessarily mean that nature is getting out of balance. The opposite is probably true IMO because the ecosystem is recovering enough for them to exist. Also the BSB isn't at the top of the chain as they can and probably do fall prey to the Great White and other large predators which will keep them in check. BSB are cold blooded animals and don't require anywhere near the amount of food as say an Otter. So for you to incinuate that they large and therefore swimming around eating up everything else is an inaccurate depiction of the ecosystem. YMMV
Steve