{"id":4789,"date":"2023-09-02T09:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T09:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/?p=4789"},"modified":"2023-09-02T09:51:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T09:51:01","slug":"half-eaten-fish-reeled-in-by-connecticut-anglers-shows-real-problem-fishermen-face-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/02\/half-eaten-fish-reeled-in-by-connecticut-anglers-shows-real-problem-fishermen-face-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Half-eaten fish reeled in by Connecticut anglers shows ‘real problem’ fishermen face nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fox News correspondent Nate Foy reports from Rockaway Beach, New York after an unprecedented shark attack occurred earlier this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Anglers in Connecticut<\/a> are reeling in what appears to be half-eaten fish, and it seems to be due to an ocean predator.<\/p>\n

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The Connecticut Fish and Wildlife put out a call for photos of half-eaten fish<\/a> on Facebook on Tuesday, Aug. 15, and fishing pros and hobbyist shared images of their partial catches.<\/p>\n

“Yesterday while reeling in this striped bass these anglers had an unexpected visitor who proceeded to chomp most of this Striped Bass in one bite,” the CFW wrote in its post. “We hear of this happening more and more over the past couple of years.”<\/p>\n

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Trevor Berwick, 33, a charter captain from Coventry, Connecticut, confirmed to Fox News Digital that sharks have been taking bites out of reeled fish<\/a> \u2013 large and small.<\/p>\n

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Charter captain Trevor Berwick told Fox News Digital sharks have been taking bites out of striped bass during his fishing trips. He estimates the half-eaten bass in this photo could’ve been between 42 and 45 inches before it was bitten.<\/span> (Trevor Berwick)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Brown sharks, sandbar sharks and tiger sharks are the usual culprits, according to Berwick, who works at Real Cast Charters, a sport fishing charter company in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.<\/p>\n

Berwick said the sharks seem to be active in the southern parts of the Long Island Sound, and on occasion, great white sharks have been seen in the area, too.<\/p>\n

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In the 12 years he\u2019s been charter fishing, Berwick says clients have been reeling in half-eaten fish in the last three or so years.<\/p>\n

“We deal with them on a daily basis now. It’s just kind of the way of the day,” Berwick said. “[The sharks are] grabbing the back of fish, they\u2019re chasing fish, they\u2019re grabbing baits<\/a> and it’s just been getting kind of out of control.”<\/p>\n

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Reeling in half-eaten fish has yielded mixed feelings from fishing charter clients, according to Berwick.<\/p>\n

When clients get to see the sharks<\/a> as they take bites, excitement is stirred from the close-up encounters, he explained.<\/p>\n

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But, at the same time, not being able to fulfill the dream of catching a fully intact once-in-a-lifetime “trophy”<\/a> is disappointing to some, especially when the uneaten fish remains show signs of being a large, according to Berwick.<\/p>\n

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Berwick said he throws the fish heads back in the water<\/a> to respect the state\u2019s size limit, and usually nearby sharks will finish it off. Crabs and lobster could also benefit from the half-eaten fish, Berwick continued.<\/p>\n

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Even for smaller fish, it\u2019s not immediately clear if a shark bite could contaminate the meat, he added.<\/p>\n

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“I don’t know if it’s a bait thing or if it’s the temperature or whatever the case can be, but [the sharks have] just started to kind of move in from last year,” said Berwick.<\/p>\n

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Fox News Digital reached out to the Connecticut Fish and Wildlife for comment.<\/p>\n

Several other anglers replied to the CFW with photos of their half-eaten fish and shark sightings.<\/p>\n

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