tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post5485156324086095171..comments2023-05-12T05:00:37.055-07:00Comments on Tholepin: Filthy Video of Halibut WasteWiglafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14357031507262299517noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-9885239279775049512013-05-26T13:33:52.411-07:002013-05-26T13:33:52.411-07:0030 year. The issue which should be your burning is...30 year. The issue which should be your burning issue is the wholesale waste of the halibut resource by draggers. In fact, there is every reason to believe that waste alone is less a problem than the draggers actually putting halibut and other species into a fatal tailspin that could spell the end of halibut completely. No hyperbole here either, since there is so little evidence of their bycatch behaviors available to the managers, the NPFMC, who, in large part don't care about anything but short term profits. If you are an IFQ holder, use your Q to support your charter business. The pie is only so big, or help roll back dragger bycatch for a piece of that pie. Wiglafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357031507262299517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-91597073927098291742013-05-26T11:32:01.821-07:002013-05-26T11:32:01.821-07:00I am a 30 year ifq and charter halibut operator.
...I am a 30 year ifq and charter halibut operator.<br /><br />Most of the life long more established well schooled charter operators are very well versed on the issues.<br /><br />We (speaking from the charter perspective)have never blamed the long liners...it's an allocation issue we had a problem with.<br /><br />The issue is the biased representation of the the north pacific management council...the special interests groups...As long as they support the draggers we don't stand a chance...on that core level alone they all need to be replaced with unbiased representation.<br /><br />Until then we get to figure out how to continue with our industries with the smallest piece of the pie given and hold on to an industry we are passionate about and have sacrificed our lives for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-8484651644362531642011-10-13T16:32:08.041-07:002011-10-13T16:32:08.041-07:00How about calling out the vessel owners of these o...How about calling out the vessel owners of these operations. Naming the companies involved in this is equally important as physical evidence.<br /><br />If you want to hit the man you gotta go for the wallet. Consumers are savvy. If you can't stop the trawlers directly, boycotting halibut will get the attention of enough long liners to take the initiative to stop over fishing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-3876622075891894902011-10-11T17:37:08.581-07:002011-10-11T17:37:08.581-07:00all that halibut should be coming to the dock, onl...all that halibut should be coming to the dock, only in america is waste built into the system, thanks to treaties and nmfs. give the trawl fleet the right to bring their bycatch to the dock. 100 % retention for all fisheries, pot long line and trawl. when your quota is caught so is your fishing activity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-60727846493446534982011-03-25T19:12:53.350-07:002011-03-25T19:12:53.350-07:0010 page report from IPHC staff March 2011.....Hali...10 page report from IPHC staff March 2011.....Halibut bycatch impacts...read em and weep you Oregon trawl squatters. Seems as tho this blog has been reporting factual info, no surprise from many. Next move at the council....let us see if the balls exist to make the changes to trawl bycatch nessasary to effect positive change to our halibut stocks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-63289915369883411182011-02-10T12:51:44.093-08:002011-02-10T12:51:44.093-08:00A graphic presntation of the waste of a precious n...A graphic presntation of the waste of a precious natural resurce like halibut is pretty useful. This tape was censored by the authorities since it was purportedly shot by one of their contractors. I thought for sure they would pull it off my site. Point is MSC (Marine Steardship Council) and others certify flatfish as sustainable while they waste thousands of tons of halibut every year. Your protests will help stop the waste for fish. Get involved. Call, write, email, or blog today to demand better use of our natural resources than senseless trawler waste.Wiglafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357031507262299517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-9602317803409807722011-02-10T12:13:38.839-08:002011-02-10T12:13:38.839-08:00OMG - this needs to stop. The tuna industry was sh...OMG - this needs to stop. The tuna industry was shaken up a few years ago because of their netting of dolphins and killing them while trying to get more tuna per haul. This is the same kind of situation. They are deliberately killing off an entire species for nothing but money!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-49173635757249143832011-02-05T17:42:22.748-08:002011-02-05T17:42:22.748-08:00DSFU brethren.....pretty disturbing shit. Now you...DSFU brethren.....pretty disturbing shit. Now you must see the bigger battle here. This trawl activity goes on all year long baby. Must be clear why halibut quota is shrinking. Stay tuned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-71801550281491960392011-01-07T17:16:49.662-08:002011-01-07T17:16:49.662-08:00Hey, DONATE BYCAYCH,
The problem is that you don&#...Hey, DONATE BYCAYCH,<br />The problem is that you don't know what the hell you are talking about. No argument with your opinion, but by what you have said, you demonstrate you don't know bycatch from PSC and that means you haven't bothered to take the time and effort to read about stuff and figure out what is what. Then you shoot off your mouth with some half-ass scheme and show by what you say that you are hopelessly ignorant. Do some WORK and stop shooting off your mouth. I'd love to have some allies, but not dumb asses. Get informed and then think before you say dumb stuff. Okay? Halibut, salmon, and crab, among others is PSC, "PROHIBITED SPECIES CATCH." It must be returned to the sea immediately, except that in special cases can be given to food banks, not some dragger's friend. Get a clue. Geez!Wiglafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357031507262299517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-7615903129600867312011-01-07T17:08:36.032-08:002011-01-07T17:08:36.032-08:00This is what I believe needs to be done regarding ...This is what I believe needs to be done regarding Bycatch and Alaska fisheries.<br /><br />Many things need to be changed but the key issue which needs to change is the commercial fisherman's <br />ability to sell and profit from killing non-targeted species. That would mean that comm. fish should be <br />required to DONATE all bycatch to charity. By charity I mean a Food Bank. This would avoid comm. fish <br />donating it to their favorite "comm. fish non-profit".<br />This change alone, over time, would eventually end up preventing most bycatch. With this change comm. fish would <br />eventually be forced to at least begin thinking about avoiding non-targeted species. Its all about money, if you<br />can bycatch non-profitable they will eventually find a way to prevent the loss.<br />As long as comm. fish is allowed to profit from its bycatch, the bycatch issue will never go away and therefore <br />all public fisheries will suffer forever. I am suggesting that anglers organization, do whatever it takes to begin <br />a process which will eventually prevent all comm. fish from profiting from all of their bycatch.<br />This would mean that we would have to compel the Alaska Board of Fish and the North Council.to make <br />this change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-82556288490546561042010-10-29T11:53:19.833-07:002010-10-29T11:53:19.833-07:00I suppose that people around the world are forgett...I suppose that people around the world are forgetting that we are suppose the be the guardians of all the resources of the world, we name them for what we think that they are and how they help us survive each day of our lives. Greed!, I suppose is whats going to hurt our families and ancestors in the long run if we all don't get our heads together and start doing something about it before we altogether starve ourselves and the people that will come next in line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-67836471021443071142010-05-10T11:26:00.389-07:002010-05-10T11:26:00.389-07:00Western Ak. Community Development Quota Program, U...Western Ak. Community Development Quota Program, U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone and the Bering Sea Pollock fisheries are all in on it. Before the kings, chums, cohos, etc. come to the Arctic, Yukon and Kuskokwim area fisheries theres so few left for us to make a living. Some communities are not able to go to their traditional fish camps anymore because they don't have enough money to pay for their gear, food, gas and other necessities to operate a fish camp, instead they have to go to the Ak. Dept. of Fish and Game to go in line for handouts. Some of the fish are a day or two days old. This has been going on for several years now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-38306725986200804362010-04-04T11:17:59.178-07:002010-04-04T11:17:59.178-07:00While I appreciate your experience, and most of us...While I appreciate your experience, and most of us involved in fisheries a long time had similar experiences, but your rationalizing of trawler halibut waste is simply not valid. It is like the man who says "She said no, but really meant yes." A way of placating your self interest at the expense of another. We have all done some rationalizing of our behavior, but it remains wrong. Halibut left on deck while sorting takes place, as we see in the video destroys the majority of the halibut. The halibut have no swim bladder so they don't suffer the bends like cod, but they die as easily as other fish, the death throes you see is not resilient life, but the involuntary muscle contractions of death. If you were not blinded to the truth, you'd never trawl again. <br /><br />You are right, fishermen must stand strong for the conservation of our resources and our way of life. Raping the sea is not fishing, no matter how you rationalize it.Wiglafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357031507262299517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-3701230730801157092010-04-04T03:10:25.048-07:002010-04-04T03:10:25.048-07:00I have fished in every major fishery in alaska. Po...I have fished in every major fishery in alaska. Pollock, Cod, Crab, Salmon, Halibut, Blackcod, and Herring. I have used most major gear types to target these fish and fished in Southeast, Prince William Sound, Cook Inlet, Kodiak, Alaska Peninsula, Bering Sea, Bristol Bay, Togiak ect. If you watch the video closely you will see that these halibut are still alive. Halibut are a very resilient fish. I would guess that at least 90 percent of Halibut caught in a trawl in these conditions can be returned to the water alive. I can't say the same for salmon. Measures have been taken in the Bering Sea to reduce salmon bycatch. Bycatch reductions should be observed as technology in this matter increases. The system we have in Alaska isn't perfect. Fisherman must be involved with the protection of our resource and ecosystem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-56157892051004735042010-01-26T23:10:20.291-08:002010-01-26T23:10:20.291-08:00Well, thats about half of my shrinking quota for n...Well, thats about half of my shrinking quota for next year; going overboard, dead. If this sort of wanton destruction of our home and workplace doesn't end soon, and I mean very soon; hard working and law abiding fishermen are going to be found manning the fryer at McDonalds.Disenfranchised Longlinernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-33333663535051395632010-01-15T12:36:23.992-08:002010-01-15T12:36:23.992-08:00Alaska Marine Conservation Council "AMCC"...Alaska Marine Conservation Council "AMCC" is an excellent organization ran by concerned small boat fishers, and are clean fishery enthusiasts. They work hard to protect OUR small Fisheries Dependant Communities from outside corporate damages. We need to get them on board with SEACOP, as they are an highly accurate, and politically trusted organization. I highly reccomend them. FISH ON!!ANGRYCRABBERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02264190427659800316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-24445154640732136522010-01-07T10:55:32.244-08:002010-01-07T10:55:32.244-08:00Here are some recent photos: http://www.akmarine.o...Here are some recent photos: http://www.akmarine.org/pressroom/tanner-crab-bycatch-photos-from-kodiak-island-trawl-fisheriesrbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056072268775956453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-60637756700215040872010-01-07T10:51:08.044-08:002010-01-07T10:51:08.044-08:00I found these guys that seem to paint a fairly dec...I found these guys that seem to paint a fairly decent picture, but again a lot of the data seems old: http://www.akmarine.org/our-work/conserve-fisheries-marine-life/impacts-of-bottom-trawling <br /><br />Nor do I necessarily condone some of their aggenda such as global warming, etc.<br /><br />What do you know about their organization?rbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056072268775956453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-82105081475298228092010-01-07T10:30:10.599-08:002010-01-07T10:30:10.599-08:00Thanks, rb. Good points. Part of the problem has...Thanks, rb. Good points. Part of the problem has been secrecy. When these photos and this video were made public, there was a local firestorm of outrage that this stuff was allowed to go public. If the public knew what we know, trawling would be seriously constrained. The trawlers have warned their skippers to be sure their crew don't have camera and don't take pictures. A five thousand dollar reward for pictures of video have produced nothing, as far as I know. When large sums of money are involved, physical/financial danger is a real potential to whistle blowers or witnesses, hence the anonymous nature of this blog. But using your critique, we will endeavor to simplify, and to answer your questions and pose solutions. Look for this in the near future. Thank you.Wiglafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357031507262299517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-47565282013269113852010-01-07T09:12:20.384-08:002010-01-07T09:12:20.384-08:00I find it difficult and confusing to find any rece...I find it difficult and confusing to find any recent data. The reports are confusing to an uninformed person such as myself, as they are tables of data with many acronyms and slang that I don't understand. Added to this the data is segregated into various areas which I can find no definition or map of. Last but not least, these areas seem to be further segregated by region, such as the Gulf, Bristol Bay, British Columbia and the Northwest? Does anyone assimilate all this stuff into a report that the man on the street can comprehend? Is there a similar situation on the east coast?<br /><br />I am also confused by the recent restrictions imposed on charter operators. It would seem that they take a very small piece of the pie, but contribute a great amount to the State's economy through tourism. I should think they shouold be "leading the charge" here if this truly is a significant issue, and I don't doubt that it is. As we say here in the interior of Alaska "a mosquito killed in the spring is worht 10,000 less in the fall" so goes the small halibut I expect. what do you think our survival rate would be if we were jammed into a net with 500 other people, dumped onto a steel deck, starved for oxygen and then shoved off of the deck, banging our backs and hipbones as we bounced over the threshold? The survival rate can't be all that great! We seem to be more worried about long term concussion repercussions to our football players!<br /><br />To be able to rally our politicians we need many people from many areas of the nation presenting a simple, clear and concise explanation of the problem. A solution would be helpful but not necessary. While the 2004 video is graphic, it is but one video and it is 6 years old. That provides an out for the regulators to justify themselves to the politicians. We need current data in an easy to understand format that shows how the impact affects more than just the Alaskan fisherman.rbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056072268775956453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-13198192424278732692010-01-06T20:49:31.855-08:002010-01-06T20:49:31.855-08:00International waters? The US (Federal)jurisdictio...International waters? The US (Federal)jurisdiction extends to 200 miles offshore. The continental shelf is all included in Federal waters. Internatinal waters for the most part are too deep to fish for bottom fish, in the thousands of fathoms deep.Wiglafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357031507262299517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-41797092553646908282010-01-06T20:31:49.057-08:002010-01-06T20:31:49.057-08:00I am curious. I assume this only applies to feder...I am curious. I assume this only applies to federal waters, and international waters have much more effect?rbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056072268775956453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-72389446870458817132009-12-31T09:44:56.120-08:002009-12-31T09:44:56.120-08:00As a Mat-Su valley fishing enthusiast I've see...As a Mat-Su valley fishing enthusiast I've seen the byproduct of bycatch, last year was one of the worst years for returns of king salmon. I'm now living in Dutch Harbor and I see the wanton waste of the pollock fisheries, absolutly appalling, and they say global warming is our biggest (imaginary) threat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-89302663116279621572009-11-19T19:50:00.034-08:002009-11-19T19:50:00.034-08:00This is what we have been saying for years and now...This is what we have been saying for years and now some one has had the balls to tape it and it can be seen for what it is.The rape of juvinle halibut. the sport and longline fisherman have been blaming each other for years and here is the truth finelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248187375964492769.post-91417263252806645972009-11-19T19:38:40.901-08:002009-11-19T19:38:40.901-08:00this is just wrong you shouldn't have to be a ...this is just wrong you shouldn't have to be a commercial fisherperson to know this. once the resourse is gone it is too late. I'm spreading this I just hope it's not too little too late...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com