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mindless wasting
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:21 am
by kavykid2k6
i live on the tulalip indian reservation. and as all indians do these guys net stuff. well i went down to the marina yesterday to say hi to some freinds and see how the fishing was i overheard these guys talking about sturegon. apperntly to these guys they are a garbage fish and they hate them cause they screw up there nets. so you wanna know what they do. slice um open and throw them back!! i heard that and about died. i tried telling them they are a great sport fish and doing that probaly aint the best idea. but i love eaten these dino-fish so i told the guy i love using them for fish bait. i have already gotten two phone calls of fish waitin down there for me. so if anyone wants any sturegon let me know.
RE:mindless wasting
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:40 am
by kevinb
kavykid2k6 wrote:i live on the tulalip indian reservation. and as all indians do these guys net stuff. well i went down to the marina yesterday to say hi to some freinds and see how the fishing was i overheard these guys talking about sturegon. apperntly to these guys they are a garbage fish and they hate them cause they screw up there nets. so you wanna know what they do. slice um open and throw them back!! i heard that and about died. i tried telling them they are a great sport fish and doing that probaly aint the best idea. but i love eaten these dino-fish so i told the guy i love using them for fish bait. i have already gotten two phone calls of fish waitin down there for me. so if anyone wants any sturegon let me know.
I'd be angry too. What they are doing is totally illegal and is considered poaching. Call WDFW and let them know there are jackass's doing this. Some will say you are waisting your time.Don't let these individuals keep you from doing the right thing. I have called before regarding poachers,the toughest part is when others refuse to cooperate(some of them are on here:-$ )WDFW wants to know and will investigate.
RE:mindless wasting
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:47 am
by Drewp
From the sound of it, I think kavykid2k6 is saying that the sturgeon are getting caught in the gill nets. If so, then that's not illegal - it's just the main reason why gill nets suck. I'm sure there are many other fish wasted that accidentally get caught in the nets.
RE:mindless wasting
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:11 am
by kevinb
Oh,I see. Well that still sucks......what a waste
RE:mindless wasting
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:23 am
by kavykid2k6
tthey are gettin stuck in the nets, it horrible though
RE:mindless wasting
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:39 am
by Toni
If I am not mistakin it is called by-catch. It happens to all gill netting. I think it was in Alaska cod gill netters had salmon as their by-catch (30,000).
RE:mindless wasting
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:53 am
by kutthroatkilla
It's all pretty bad. On another website we're talking about the LW purposed King fishery and the tribes netting in the lake...it's all about by-catch and it's all very sad...all preventable too, that's what's so disheartening about it all.