Tuna Cowboys

[justfishin]

Did anyone see the show, " The Tuna Cowboys ", or at least I think thats what it was called. These guys put out these gigantic nets, and trap these tuna. They then coral them. The nets are floating and they hual them back in to shore in the gigantic nets. Divers go in and repair the nets, release sharks and all kind of neat stuff. It was simply amazing.

[Matt Fly]

Very interesting show, I have seen it twice.    Tuna Wranglers, whcih is the same same.      I have also watched them round up Salmon, yet the Salmon they rounded up I thought was smaller, because they raise the salmon in larger pens close to home, and harvest has needed.

Its amazing what we are doing now days.   To me, that looks very expensive, yet they do it, so it must be cost effective.

Matt

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Amazing nothing,...those are the irresponsible harvesters overseas who have decemated the fishery, especially for the rod and reel angler.

There are "quotas" issued for different classes.

Per-seine

rod & Reel,

etc

As the fishery declined, "big money" oiled the machine so the rod and reel quotas went down and the per-seiners went up or stayed the same.  Eventually, ....NOW,....the season can open and close in a week for rod and reel.

Quotas are measured in metric tons

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Hey LBH , me and Avid were talking about those &*&*%$ Netters the other day . When was the last time you saw a blow fish?

[=Matt 5.0=]

Wow, wasn't quite sure what to expect when I opened this one...lmao  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[justfishin]

I hear you LBH and, I agree. We sort of have the same delema with the Rockfish ( Striped Bass ) in the Chesapeake Bay. I know they said the catch they would tow in was worth in the millions. Most of the catch go to Japan.

[Matt Fly]

Amazing nothing,...those are the irresponsible harvesters overseas who have decemated the fishery, especially for the rod and reel angler.

There are "quotas" issued for different classes.

Per-seine

rod & Reel,

etc

As the fishery declined, "big money" oiled the machine so the rod and reel quotas went down and the per-seiners went up or stayed the same. Eventually, ....NOW,....the season can open and close in a week for rod and reel.

Quotas are measured in metric tons

Easy Mr Moderator,    Whether the catch is ehtical is not what I found amazing.    These divers go down and have to wrangle sharks out of the nets.   Also, if it wasn't for discovery channel, i would have never seen this method of round-up being used.      The world amazes me every day.  Ethical or not.

Just like I'm amazed at what Mike Vick did.     Don't mean I'm for it, just amazed someone would jeopardize his career.

Hookem

matt

[Tom Bass]

Whether you like it or not the "rod and reel" fishermen do not grease the skids of big money when it comes to harvesting the oceans. When they do it'll mean we are all eating beef and chicken....

[justfishin]

LBH, since you and I are both single, and are chasing women, does that make us Tuna Cowboys? ;D , sorry, I get out of hand sometimes.