In my spare time I like to fish on the Chesapeake Bay for Stripers, Bluefish, crabs and miscellaneous other fish in Tilghman, MD. From my vacation spot down there, I can paddle around and easily encounter what is termed a Pound Net. It is a large enclosed net that indiscriminately takes in all unfortunate fish species that meander into it’s hedging section and get trapped in the “pound”.

As I mentioned before, it is largely indiscriminate in it’s prey and it isn’t uncommon to see some protected Maryland Terrapins trapped in the nets. It’s heartbreaking for me to watch the boats leave after cleaning out the pound nets and see them filled stem to stern with fish filled to the top. Before I risk a complete tangent on the topic of pound nets and my disdain for them, I’ll get to my point.

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