Since he obviously doesn’t know, things that die in the water come to the surface after a few days because of the gases caused by decay, but they will sink after a few more days, especially when you have tropical storms pushing them off shore.

Regarding over-fishing, the state and federal governments impose major restrictions on fishing in the Gulf, and the size and structures of nets are part of the Florida constitution. We can’t control what happens when the fish head out into the Atlantic.