2012 Predictions?

[Skip]

Reds - There seems to be some hope with Dermo and MSX as oysters appear to be gaining resistance to these diseases.

Each year - less are found dead on lower bay bars.

Let's just hope no new oyster diseases get released into our bay waters.

[Southerly]

i think the weatherman standard is to play 'the long game', ie predict next year to be 'normal' and/or to help avg out unusual features of this year. that would mean at least normal salinity and normal distribution of spot i suppose.

didn't del have to increase their striped bass citation size fr 37 to 40" last year?

and there a new pending VA state record rock? why not another NC record, assuming it gets cold enough to push them on down there in the regular numbers. md? - that's a tough call. i can't even guess if our weather pattern is favoring that being possible but it seems like there's better than fair percentage of big ones out there.

i expect this year's baby rock to have surface-feeding frenzies next fall, the way they should, all over the place.

hopefully snakeheads didn't spread but i expect that's likely happened. but it will probly take a couple years to see if they reproduce in new areas.

[Southerly]

ps - i have no historical or scientific data. sorry. i sped read and missed that part before posting.

[reds]

Originally Posted by Skip

Reds - There seems to be some hope with Dermo and MSX as oysters appear to be gaining resistance to these diseases.

Each year - less are found dead on lower bay bars.

Let's just hope no new oyster diseases get released into our bay waters.

Virginia has had some success in rivers with low salinity, especially with MSX.

Most of Maryland's oysters last about three to four years and then die from the diseases.