Herring are a very oily, dark fleshed species, eaten whole with bones still inside. Sometimes scaled and pan fried or pickled. As an American, this is not the kind of fish I'm used too. We do need to change to use these underutilized and cheap species, I agree.
That's a lot of fish at once... I feel happy for you but a little sad for all those fish taken from the bottom of the sea all at once. The seagulls look upset that you took their food, too. Hope it will not go to waste....
PatienceMelissa It really is a lot of Atlantic Herring, I think it was 80,000 pounds for the day. But in no way are they in danger of overfishing / exploitation. This link will give you the peer reviewed data: blueocean.org/documents/2012/03/herring-atlantic-full-species-report.pdf
kkirschkk Rhode Island fisherman are very versatile, they change to other species at times of abundence. They will fish for squid, whiting, & butterfish. Then they will go groundfishing if they have days at sea (permited). Years ago they would scallop as well, but regulations of the past 20 years have shut them out of fisheries that they fished traditionally but only occasionally.
I think the same way....Herring are a fast moving schooling species, here one minute, gone the next. Very difficult to keep a bead on... for so little $. That's why its fishing not catching.
Geeez.....a dragger only pulling up a 20-25k cod-end? Are you kidding? We pull 25k jags of herring in Togiak, Alaska gill netting 50 fathom nets on a 32 ft boat. You guys should at least be hauling in 60--80k cod-ends for that size boat.. We'd regularly haul 80-100k pacific cod hauls fishing in the Aleutians on a 58 footer.
Judging people is above my pay grade....He is a solid man on a boat.
We catch it in RI, but we don't eat it. Too much bigger stuff I guess.
Herring are a very oily, dark fleshed species, eaten whole with bones still inside. Sometimes scaled and pan fried or pickled. As an American, this is not the kind of fish I'm used too. We do need to change to use these underutilized and cheap species, I agree.
That's a lot of fish at once... I feel happy for you but a little sad for all those fish taken from the bottom of the sea all at once. The seagulls look upset that you took their food, too. Hope it will not go to waste....
PatienceMelissa It really is a lot of Atlantic Herring, I think it was 80,000 pounds for the day. But in no way are they in danger of overfishing / exploitation. This link will give you the peer reviewed data: blueocean.org/documents/2012/03/herring-atlantic-full-species-report.pdf
***** I really have no idea. These boats are long gone by then. This is a December, January, & February fishery if quota and fish are still available.
rogueislander so what happens to everyone there when this fish season is up, do they move to a different area and fish?
kkirschkk Rhode Island fisherman are very versatile, they change to other species at times of abundence. They will fish for squid, whiting, & butterfish. Then they will go groundfishing if they have days at sea (permited). Years ago they would scallop as well, but regulations of the past 20 years have shut them out of fisheries that they fished traditionally but only occasionally.
oh cool, shame I don't live near the sea, I just have 5 great lakes by me
If herring are so plentiful why can't fishermen snag or use live herring
I think the same way....Herring are a fast moving schooling species, here one minute, gone the next. Very difficult to keep a bead on... for so little $. That's why its fishing not catching.
Geeez.....a dragger only pulling up a 20-25k cod-end? Are you kidding? We pull 25k jags of herring in Togiak, Alaska gill netting 50 fathom nets on a 32 ft boat. You guys should at least be hauling in 60--80k cod-ends for that size boat.. We'd regularly haul 80-100k pacific cod hauls fishing in the Aleutians on a 58 footer.
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