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Sharksbaja
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Before I answer Dave let me say that those pens have done their job. They will just let them go when the fishery is depleted like in so many other
places.
Besides the damage done to the seafloor, the damage incurred by depleting competitive baitfishes and the fact that the animals are purse seined in an
area exclusive but not limited to,seasonal returning tuna, many other animals come into play as well.
We have discussed this tragedy before at length. We reckoned that these problems would occur and they have at the chagrin of the authorities.
The pattern of neglecting such fisheries by the entities charged with monitoring these operations is all too familiar. With that said, i don't see
much changing in mindset.
It was refreshing to hear that Pam is still an active spokesperson willing to risk whatever. She is a conscientious business owner who understand the
necessicity of enforcement and activism.
Dave, while it's difficult not to sound like a hypocrit while owning a seafood place I will say that when situations arise like the last 3 years of
low salmon returns, I make adjustments such as not serving salmon for those years.
Today however, salmon runs are strong and plentiful so I opted to serve it guilt-free this summer. I wish that other countries would put more
pressure on high-seas harvesting.
Shark, tuna, Patagonian toothfish, certain rockfishes, all billfish are at high risk. That's why we don't sell them. It gets dicey sometimes but I've
learned to adapt to what is available and still try to be halfassed PC.
Tuna fattening sucks!
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Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
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BajaBruno
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I got out my little calculator and I believe that bluefin in Japan sold for $345 per pound. How do you make a profit buying fish at $345 a pound?
Japanese sushi must be veeeery spendy.
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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BajaDanD
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$345 per pound and thats before cleaning there are lot of bone and guts there. wonder what that fish weighs out after cleaning and of that how much is
usable as sushi.
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timmurphy
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tuna pens
the tuna pens suck.Our beach at La Bufadora was ruined years ago when the pens came.The ecosystem rapidly declined with the waste
products,sludge,deisel and trash.The visual is sad also...we call it "little San Pedro Harbor" now.Aquaculture is fine,however,not at the expense of
the enviornment.Oh yea...fished the area for 30 yrs.Now it sucks.
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ElFaro
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This topic was kicked around last year?...and I mentioned back then that the migratory bird populations around Estero Beach estuary and backwaters
seemed to have rapidly dropped off over the last 5 years. I thought it might be from local over harvesting of bait fish for the pens.
Also I remember reading in a thread on this board or maybe on the "Bloodydecks" forum last year of some fisherman who were delayed at a check point
down in Baja Sur heading north and were talking to a trucker who was hauling dead bait fish net harvested off of the East Cape for the pens off
Ensenada. Seemed to be a large scale operation going on. Anyone else remember reading that?
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Bajahowodd
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This Thread Reminds Me
Does anyone recall how ubiquitous Orange Roughy was about a decade ago? Suppliers are always looking to find fish that can be sold at a popular price.
According to the Australian Marine Conservation Society, the Australian Orange Roughy fishery wasn't even discovered until the mid-1990s. It was
estimated that by 2008, the there was only 10% of the original biomass left.
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DanO
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There were some of those pens off of La Bocana de Santo Tomas for a couple of years, but the big storms last year tore them up. They have not been
replaced.
\"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.\" -- Frank Zappa
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