Another problem with dams!! Watch out !

[Ithaca 37]

"Piranha increase 'due to dams'


They may only bite once, but piranhas can cause serious injury
Recent outbreaks of piranha attacks on bathers in south-east Brazil may have been caused by the damming of rivers.
The link may help to explain other unusual examples of piranha attacks in the country's rivers.

Dams slow the flow of rivers, and may cause an increase in piranha numbers because the fish favour gentle stretches of water for breeding."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3346301.stm

 

[feclnogn]

You know Ithaca, you might be on to something here. Last year I was fishing in a lake that was formed by a dam and a carp kept nibbling on my nads. It was the best day fishing I ever had as well as the most satisfying. Unfortunately my wife left me in a bitter bout of jeolusy, she just did not believe that my hickies were from fish.

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[Ten Bears]

And this has what relevance here except for the dam hating crowd, and Brazilian fishing group (are they around here?).

 

[Washington Hunter]

Well I suppose it's relevant here due to the fact that dams do pretty much the same thing here, they create a totally different type of habitat that benefits species of fish that are not native, and allows them to thrive, while native species are wiped out. What about walleye, smallmouth bass, and squawfish, haven't they benefited from the slower and warmer water the dams created?

 

[Ten Bears]

Does it have to be a NON-Native species that benefits, or is that what you see because of changes in sport fisheries?

 

[Calif. Hunter]

So cjcj would have us dam the Rio Grande and stock it with piranhas! Good idea!

 

[Ten Bears]

Ch, you're always trying to stay one step ahead.

 

[Calif. Hunter]

You have to be fast around here, or get left in the dust.