Other negative effects of chumming

Another negative effect of chumming is that it poisons the water. Norman Bartlett, a charter boat captain has requested that things change to protect the sea life in Chesapeake Bay, Washington.

Chesapeake Bay is known as a national treasure, but is also known to be polluted. Chumming seems to be the answer to the problem, once again. Dumping the old bloody meat into the ocean effects the oxygen levels in the water for the animals and can cause them to die and this will lessen certain species that are specific to this bay. Meaning fishing will be out of the question all together since the species will become endangered and fishing permits will be taken away. So all in all, fisherman that chum are going to have negative results on their own business.

Informing them of this might lessen the amount of chumming but it will not stop it all together. Norman Bartlett speaks on the matter saying, “iv seen as many as 30 (chumming boats) – all of them dumping ladle after ladle of (chum) into the water while the fisherman cast baited hooks into the midst of the spreading chum slick.”  Washington Times, 2012. Chumming Days may be Ending. [online] Available at: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/feb/11/20070211-121605-5861r/?page=all [access 21 April 2012]

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