Warming ocean temperatures have led to more sightings of southern fish in northern waters, an expert from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources said.
Stephen Humphrey of Ellicott City holds up the 10-pound great barracuda he caught Oct. 6, establishing a record in the Atlantic division of the Maryland state fishing records program. Stephen Humphrey was on the charter boat “Wrecker” off the coast of Ocean City, Md., as he trolled for yellowfin tuna weighing 100 pounds or more. Then something much lighter took the bait.
Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. “It’s fun seeing what you see out there,” said Humphrey, who is a general contractor. “I think a lot of people take for granted how closely we are intertwined with nature and how close we live to some pretty magnificent creatures.”Maryland officials say there have been stray barracudas spotted before and suspect pompano dolphinfish have been caught and overlooked because of their similarities to a regular dolphinfish.
“We think that conditions will be conducive to seeing more of these fish in the future with climate change along the East Coast,” Zlokovitz said. “They could be showing up in greater numbers.”Last month, Stafford, 53, took his boat about 50 miles off the coast from Ocean City to Poor Man’s Canyon — an underwater gorge that is a hot spot for deep-sea fishing. He was searching for white marlin but quickly pivoted to fishing for the school of 60 to 100 dolphinfish swimming around the boat.
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