What a great web site. I was looking at the migration patterns and quantity of tagged blue fin and low and behold the numbers do get smaller quickly. I also noticed that the Shogun, (Capt Norm), is a boat that has been used to go out and tag specific species. I have gone fishing with the Shogun crew for blue fin and I was surprised how quickly Capt Norm was to get on fish. His expertise seems to go along way. I'm just amazed how rich the fishing grounds are south of the border, and realize that this resource could also be in jeopardy. To a point where most reputable long range boats have adopted a code of ethics on the minimum size and maximum numbers of fish your allowed to keep.
The issues that really disturbs me about blue fin is the marketability of these incredible species in the Japanese sushi marketplace. There are so many seiner boats rounding up blue fin it's hard to grasp. Every time we hit a school of blue fin there would be boats all around us with the big nets in the water and herding these fish into holding pens. Getting them fatten up like cattle feed lots, for sale over seas. I was told that these pens hold millions of dollars of potential product for the Japanese sushi market. Due to the high potential revenue of this prized fish, the Mexican navy was patrolling the area to help combat piracy.
I didn't grasp this at the time, and I don't know all the details. The Shogun had just found a huge school of blue fin. A few of us were lucky enough to get a few. I heard Norm call in some of the other long range boats to share information. Then all of a sudden this Mex. navy helicopter started circling us. Then 1/2 hr later a navy ship comes and circle us. Then the seiner boats were making there passes. Some of them kind of close. Well the captain indicated over the loud speaker, pick up guys we need to go. Rats! These fish would bubble up the water like no other fish. The key was getting them up to the surface. Scoops of live bait at a time. And I have to admit we were guest in foreign waters. But if companies don't take precautionary measures to protect natural resource from over harvesting, everyone looses in the long run.
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