Ice Bait and Setting - Halibut Longline Start to Finish

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  • Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2020
  • In today's video, we show you start to finish what we do on a typical day of halibut fishing. Starting off by loading ice and bait, baiting the hooks, and setting the longline.
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Комментарии • 159

  • @Ray-rd2sn
    @Ray-rd2sn 3 года назад +8

    Wow just placed my first sea food order, now a video maybe i will see my fish..LoL.. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +2

      Thanks Ray! Appreciate you commenting and ordering, we hope you enjoy the fish! Happy Thanksgiving!

    • @SeaSlug11
      @SeaSlug11 3 года назад +1

      What is your online store? I apologize for ignorance cuz I’m tech challenged

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      @@SeaSlug11 No worries friend. You can find us at eisalaska.com. Feel free to contact us by email at sales@eisalaska.com if you need any help or have questions.

  • @reedsangling4243
    @reedsangling4243 3 года назад +8

    Matt you are an awesome deck hand and to see you help your father in the ways you do is very respectful and he should be more than proud of you

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +2

      Cheers, Mojo Mike, I appreciate the kind words very much.

  • @stinginglizard6323
    @stinginglizard6323 3 года назад +4

    I dont know about anyone else but I think it would be awesome if the guys also offered a Fishing Adventure Giveaway to their subscribers! I know I would pay for a plane ticket to Kodiak for the opportunity to spend a couple days longlining as an observer if my name was pulled from the hat. Probably a bunch of legal mumbo jumbo and paperwork would have to be involved but its a cool thought!? Keep on truckin Fellas, I love the raw, unscripted and real-life content.

  • @badfish318
    @badfish318 3 года назад +2

    Been longlining for almost 20 years. Its good to hear you talk man.

  • @stinginglizard6323
    @stinginglizard6323 3 года назад +1

    I also wanted to say that the Bazooka system is a great idea! The scene of Sully being pulled overboard after getting a hook through his hand on the movie "The Perfect Storm" horrified many people and solidified a real need for built in safety measures during the process of deploying longlines. I like the other myriad "custom" systems that you guys have instituted in your operation and on your boat as well. Great videos and information, keep it up Guys!

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +1

      Thanks! That is a horrifying scene, and even if you don't go over, a hook in the hand is no fun. Many halibut longliners in Alaska can attest to that. It's great to have the equipment and skills to fabricate and weld.

  • @robert12345678912312
    @robert12345678912312 3 года назад +6

    Fish is a health food. Thank you for your health based profession & hard work.

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +1

      Thanks Richard! We're proud to supply wild Alaska seafood.

  • @keneckel2269
    @keneckel2269 3 года назад +3

    Excellent video! Thanks for sharing the "outdoors" with us "old guys"!

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      Glad you enjoyed it, Ken. Thanks for the comment!

  • @robert12345678912312
    @robert12345678912312 3 года назад +3

    It seems to a beautiful morning for your fishing & beautiful scenes "glassy seas"

  • @tadeucardoso6512
    @tadeucardoso6512 3 года назад +4

    I am a fan of you, I see everything and study the details too, I am happy with your humility in sharing your activities.
    send a save to brazil

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      Thank you, take care!

  • @taongtapat5148
    @taongtapat5148 3 года назад +3

    Hi guys, just subscribed 4 days ago. What a wonderful family business. 👍🏻

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +1

      Welcome aboard! Thanks for the lovely comment.

  • @JonSorensen
    @JonSorensen 3 года назад +6

    Love your life style and way of life. Could of been a fishermen easily had i known when i was young!!

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +1

      Thanks Jon, I couldn't ask for much more.

    • @billlink7116
      @billlink7116 3 года назад

      There doesn't seem anything easy about it - respect.

  • @christianerno9040
    @christianerno9040 3 года назад +3

    Excellent video. I could watch you set and haul gear all day.. :)

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      Hi Christian. Thanks! It's nice to hear from you again. Happy holidays and best wishes!

  • @stevecobb6001
    @stevecobb6001 3 года назад +3

    Greetings from North Wales in the UK!

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +1

      Hello!

    • @GSPDUKE
      @GSPDUKE 3 года назад +1

      Not to far from my birth place, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. My grandfather was Welsh, and no one could cook corned beef like him. Bless You

  • @64offroadpe25
    @64offroadpe25 3 года назад +3

    Always love watching your videos. God bless you and your family. Be safe out there.

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +1

      Thanks! Take care Pe 64.

  • @ramarre5341
    @ramarre5341 3 года назад +3

    Love the videos guys number one fan from Philippines.

  • @TheNelsons907
    @TheNelsons907 3 года назад +4

    I really like your set-up for setting the gear. Sure, you could do something faster...but it works well and it's safe. No flying hooks.

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +1

      I agree Art! Puts us at ease. Probably be able to halve the spacing if we wanted, slow the boat down and snap on quicker, but for halibut this hook density works great. Takes about an hour of actual setting to lay out 4 miles of gear.

  • @Mr78017801
    @Mr78017801 3 года назад +4

    Great video, You got me hooked.

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      Thank you! More to come!

  • @dalecarney2581
    @dalecarney2581 3 года назад +1

    God I miss Alaska ,live up there on sand point for 5 years working on fuel dock and in the boat harbor,man I miss the cool wild life and crazy weather

  • @RealShaySmithey
    @RealShaySmithey 3 года назад +1

    Big hello from down under Adelaide Australia.
    Enjoying the content especially the fishing 😊

  • @hwlastrada5061
    @hwlastrada5061 3 года назад +1

    Cant wait for the next video

  • @charlesringo68
    @charlesringo68 2 года назад +2

    great videos great family synergy , success to all of EIS endeavors

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  2 года назад

      Much appreciated! Take care Charles!

  • @jvalentine8376
    @jvalentine8376 3 года назад +1

    My god these guys are multiplying it's like a sci-fi fishing movie .lol. They do make the best videos though no stupid behaviour and they show you how it's all done and they catch plenty of fish 😄.

  • @ravennelson827
    @ravennelson827 3 года назад +2

    Good video ,nice working operation. Blessing on the family and great fishing...

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +1

      Thanks, Raven! Best wishes to you and yours!

  • @TheCaptainbeefylog
    @TheCaptainbeefylog 3 года назад +1

    Man I love wathcing y'all work! My OCD goes into meltdown when I see working decks cluttered with gear that should be stowed. I've seen boats that look like a burned down gypsy camp, with gear stacked randomly (and worse - dangerously!) all up and down the deck. Been told I'm a Martinet a few times but I've never had a bad incident aboard due to gear being out on deck. Seen too many lads hauled over the side, or up a boom arm, or into a drum because they weren't keeping the gear cleared. There's danger enough at sea without adding to it. I once spoke to some old sailors from the Russian North Sea fishing fleet. They used to say "I have 2 wives. One is a ruthless, cold-hearted bitch that will kill me some day, but she owns my soul. The other lives in Murmansk."

  • @iain1969
    @iain1969 3 года назад +2

    I have just discovered you channel and loving it! May I say what a terrific operation you run - hook and line fishing is the way to go with bycatch released so carefully. My mates and I fish with maybe 4 hooks in the water and we get tangled all the time so how you guys manage with hundreds is amazing! To vertically integrate your business, cut out the intermediary and sell direct to the consumer is also a credit to you. Thanks for all the videos and greetings from Australia - I'll definitely get to your part of the world one day.

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      Thank you Iain. I agree, hook and line is a great way to harvest fish responsibly. Of course, it also comes down to how one handles bycatch and discards. Are you guys using rod and reel or electric machines to retrieve your gear ( I am guessing your using jig gear)? And what is your target species? Hope you have a good, safe season down there.

    • @iain1969
      @iain1969 3 года назад

      ​ @EIS Alaska Thanks for the reply. We are just recreational fishers and use rod and reel. Bottom dwellers and mid water we target Flathead, Snapper, Morwong, Sharks, Kingfish (Yellowtail) and miscellaneous reef fish. Top water is Mahi Mahi, Tuna, Australian Salmon (nothing like yours!). There's some really bad videos on my channel if you're interested! You stay safe too mate.

  • @ALXS.H
    @ALXS.H 2 года назад

    Beautiful seen

  • @davidlawrence2805
    @davidlawrence2805 2 года назад

    Funny. I thought these two guys were brothers until mom just said. You want dad to slow down. Are they father and son or brothers. Either way, it's nice to see them get along and not argue. That gets old. I like the videos. I wonder if I pay them, would they take me out with them as a tourist 😊

  • @user-hr8st8jt8n
    @user-hr8st8jt8n 2 года назад +1

    Такая красота!!!!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

  • @richardbradley961
    @richardbradley961 3 года назад +2

    VERRY INTERSTING , THANK YOU ALL. REGARDS R.

  • @richardandmichellelifeadve3473
    @richardandmichellelifeadve3473 3 года назад +2

    Looking good ☺️ you have a great set-up,

  • @nigelsimon597
    @nigelsimon597 3 года назад +2

    verry good thank you for posting

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      Sure Nigel, thanks for watching!

  • @larryhagen3788
    @larryhagen3788 3 года назад +2

    Great video guys!

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      Thanks, Larry! Welcome back!

  • @waterfowler75
    @waterfowler75 3 года назад +3

    2:08 Some would say he's a master.

    • @LANDSHARKK
      @LANDSHARKK 3 года назад +1

      Masterbaiter. Got it.

  • @GSPDUKE
    @GSPDUKE 3 года назад +4

    I imagine to some folks, this job can be done by anyone, but how "WRONG" they are. All these men are journeymen at their chosen occupation, but let's not forget this is an ancient occupation. The wisdom is passed down from a thousand generations. The ways of the sea and the fish they seek are but a small part of their job. Each time they go out their families worry if they will return.
    I respect and I am amazed by their talent, as they carry on the seafarers life, and may God protect them as they entertain us.

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +1

      Thank you, Bill! Like you say, it's not as easy as it looks, we've taken a lot of time to streamline it to make it easy. Having a clean and orderly deck is a huge part of it. We appreciate your comment. Take care and happy holidays.

  • @michaelronchak4869
    @michaelronchak4869 Год назад

    I deff looked for the lat and long

  • @BackCountryStan
    @BackCountryStan 3 года назад +2

    new subscriber here! love your guys videos happy holidays stay safe!

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      Thanks BayAreaFisher. Happy Holidays!

  • @johnholloway2118
    @johnholloway2118 3 года назад +2

    hi there from Auckland NewZealand

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +1

      Hello John, welcome!

  • @markmaccani9411
    @markmaccani9411 3 года назад

    Guys, Another great video. Not sure what is with that ice shooting hose. Worked three years on the docks up on Bristol Bay, shovels and totes for ice there. Lol. That was over 20 years ago too so. Good luck on the fishing. Nice weather like that always helps. Thank you for all the work you guys put into these videos.

  • @BentengFishing
    @BentengFishing 3 года назад +2

    Nice.
    Good job.

  • @khirhussin804
    @khirhussin804 3 года назад +2

    nice boat bro.. i hope i can join you oneday

  • @justinrudolph6238
    @justinrudolph6238 3 года назад +1

    Can you do a video of the fishing gear you wear, your boots, jackets, bibs, how the bibs fit and the comparison of the tall bibs vs the regular size ones wearing them as high as they go?

  • @arunaspaulionis8350
    @arunaspaulionis8350 3 года назад +2

    I like.

  • @johnmoreland4108
    @johnmoreland4108 3 года назад +2

    Nice work...

  • @almeidacheang7853
    @almeidacheang7853 3 года назад +2

    nice catching,and you guys wake up early today

  • @fishhubbd
    @fishhubbd 3 года назад +1

    Good one

  • @billlink7116
    @billlink7116 3 года назад +2

    A real smorgasbord of bait there

  • @waqasrandahwa4917
    @waqasrandahwa4917 3 года назад +1

    Nice efforts I like it if you love what you are doing I am giving you the gurinty if you not waste your money on useless things then you are the future you will be a very powerful and successful business man

  • @zandemen
    @zandemen 3 года назад +1

    In my recreational fishing I've hooked up about ten halibut on salmon for every one on cod.
    How is the cod working for your long line?

  • @bubbafudpucker397
    @bubbafudpucker397 3 года назад +2

    What make diesel is your vessel powered with? Are you happy with it? Had any unusual problems with the boat or the engine?

  • @johnpierce1251
    @johnpierce1251 3 года назад +2

    Have you ever tried lynch pins for those quick change items they are strong and super easy the hold farm equipment pretty nice

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      Nope we haven't. The tube would probably take one nicely, but the table is held by bolts. Great suggestion!

  • @billysmith992
    @billysmith992 2 года назад +1

    Hey guys, do y’all ever fish with rod and reels while y’all wait for the gear soaks .)

  • @santoscordoba4790
    @santoscordoba4790 3 года назад +2

    Hola como estan les Veo desde.desde panama

  • @virginian7317
    @virginian7317 3 года назад +3

    Just curious. Do you check for loose scales on the tip of the hook when baiting? Those pesky scales have cost me several hookups!

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +2

      Nope, doesn't seem to be a problem. The scales are pretty small on pollock and pinks though, herring are a different story, we don't bait it too often.

  • @jimmysquires5093
    @jimmysquires5093 3 года назад +1

    Great video as usual!! If you have covered this question before, sorry I did not catch it, but I assume the "bird line" is to scare off gulls from stealing bait, correct??

  • @PandaArmy-fy5zh
    @PandaArmy-fy5zh 3 года назад +1

    👍

  • @dangraf3504
    @dangraf3504 3 года назад +2

    Ahoy from land locked HAILEY Idaho. Thank you for sharing . I didn’t even get sea sick. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🐳

  • @Possumcods
    @Possumcods 3 года назад +1

    2:44 master-baiter

  • @everybodyzuncle2347
    @everybodyzuncle2347 3 года назад +2

    When do you not fish for halibut? Wondering when the halibut have a chance to reproduce

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      The season is open about nine months of the year, from mid-March to early November. The minimum length requirement (32"), insures halibut reach maturity and can spawn before they attain market size. This keeps the fishery healthy and sustainable.

  • @thecaptain4740
    @thecaptain4740 3 года назад +2

    what is the bird line for i might have missed you explaining about it. another great video

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +1

      Hi captain, it keeps the birds from going after the baited hooks before they sink. Thanks for watching!

    • @downunderfulla6001
      @downunderfulla6001 3 года назад

      @@EISAlaska I was going to ask the same question, but I always check comments so creators don’t feel like a parrot. Thanks 🍺🍺

  • @afishingmagician
    @afishingmagician 3 года назад +2

    so the bird line goes off the boom and keeps the gulls off the bait?

  • @billlink7116
    @billlink7116 3 года назад +2

    When do you use the other barrel of the bazooka?

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      The other side if for when somebody is setting with me.

  • @redwood9741
    @redwood9741 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for another great video !
    How long do you normally soak..?

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      Thanks! 4-8 hours depending where we set, and time of year.

  • @user-my8cw8xd1p
    @user-my8cw8xd1p 3 года назад +2

    Hi guys , cool videos. How long it takes from setting to catching?

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      Soak time included about 6 hours. To haul the gear about 4 hours.

  • @joseastete7151
    @joseastete7151 3 года назад +2

    Hallo there from Comox, BC, you guys fish to supply you store or to sell to processing plant, very good videos. CA

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      Hello! We've been selling all of our catch through our online store. Thanks for tuning in!

  • @StephenMortimer
    @StephenMortimer 3 года назад +2

    The HELL OF IT for HALIBUT ??

  • @reynaldogonzalez8209
    @reynaldogonzalez8209 3 года назад +1

    is there a difference between halibut and flounder?

  • @blainestewart4197
    @blainestewart4197 2 года назад +1

    Hey missed some of the changes on the new boat what site do I go to view everything

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  2 года назад

      Hi Blaine. Here is a link to the playlist for the big boat.
      ruclips.net/p/PLkCEDunsXt1xApAx7A4u8py6UmNWn-d4q

  • @buddycat81
    @buddycat81 3 года назад +2

    it;s not often that you see the water as smooth as glass....

  • @danielbrinkman8069
    @danielbrinkman8069 3 года назад +2

    does that longline ever get snagged on something? what would u do just cut it and leave it in the ocean or what

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +1

      Hi Daniel. We do get snagged up, some time on the bottom other times on lost crab pots or other lost gear.
      Most of the time the line will come free, occasionally you get it wedged really bad. You can try to motor around on it and get it pulled out, and if that fails just pull until it breaks off. Then head to the other end of the string and start pulling. As long as you don't hang up and break off again it will pull free and you will get it all back.

  • @werbetpereira8396
    @werbetpereira8396 2 года назад

    Qual tamanho dos snaps e dos anzol que vcs usam??????

  • @athanandronico4473
    @athanandronico4473 3 года назад +2

    What do you do with the salmon roe? Can it be purchased?

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +1

      We are going to try to add it to our product line for the coming season. Otherwise the processing plants utilize it for kurumi.

  • @user-kg9lc9qm6p
    @user-kg9lc9qm6p 3 года назад +1

    ใช้ปลาอะไรทำเหยื่อครับ from FC Thailand คนแถวบ้านผมเขาไปล่ากวางกันนะ

  • @bubba0255able
    @bubba0255able 2 года назад +1

    What is the line that you are dragging behind the boat for?

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  2 года назад +1

      Bird line to prevent birds from swallowing baited hooks as they are set.

    • @bubba0255able
      @bubba0255able 2 года назад

      @@EISAlaska thank you.

  • @reginaldoaparecido4658
    @reginaldoaparecido4658 3 года назад

    👏👏👏👏👏👊👊

  • @sergeyanikeev7563
    @sergeyanikeev7563 3 года назад +2

    My dream job! "Not scales not tail" - Like fishers say for luck in Russia).

  • @michaelronchak4869
    @michaelronchak4869 Год назад +1

    Smart move to blur that lat and long. Lol

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  Год назад

      Lol, fisherman paranoia.

  • @josephmaschari1073
    @josephmaschari1073 3 года назад +2

    A family affair. How dose the bird line work, dose distract the birds or do the birds go for the orange line not the bait?

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      I'm not sure, if its more like it makes the nervous to fly near to/under it, so far we haven't seen them target the rubber.

  • @evlat7581
    @evlat7581 3 года назад +1

    Longlıne fishing clıp handmade video, Paragadi KLİPSİ el yapımı videom yayında, sizinde emeğinize sağlık selamlar, RASTGELE 🇹🇷🌍 ;)....,...

  • @madmedic366
    @madmedic366 3 года назад +2

    What is that line you drag ? A life line ?

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      Its a bird line, scares the birds so they don't go after the bait before it sinks.

  • @alson9384
    @alson9384 2 года назад

    How long is the rope?

  • @roskildefestival77
    @roskildefestival77 3 года назад +2

    Hi. Can you please tell me where I can bye those hooks you're clamping on the main line.
    Don't know what's your calling those clamps. But I'm fishing in Denmark and are on the lookout for something easy to fish with hooks instead of gillnet there takes a long time to clean for fish crab and seaweed. On top of that I am limited on the amount of nets but not on hooks. So your system seems easier and I would definitely love to try those. Please help me with a name and maybe a place to bye them.

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +2

      Hi roskildefestival. They are called longline snaps. You can get them from most marine fishing supply stores.
      Here is a link for an example www.miamifishingsupply.com/5mo120losnwi1.html
      A few things to note: Get stainless ones as they will last forever and won't turn into a pile of rust.
      Swivels are nice and will help prevent the gangion from twisting up and make them last longer.
      The snaps come in different sizes, so get the one that is the same size as your line diameter.
      Shop around. The prices vary a lot from store to store, so take a little time to shop for a good price.
      Best of luck and good fishing.

  • @John-xg2vj
    @John-xg2vj 3 года назад +1

    Wait a minute, he is recording in Alaska just a few days ago? Can't be.... I can't go outside right now without a winter coat, hat and gloves in NY and he's in only a shirt!! Doesn't make sense....

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      Filmed at different times, John.

  • @o.g.convit.9611
    @o.g.convit.9611 3 года назад +1

    Are you looking for a deck hand?

    • @8ftbed
      @8ftbed 3 года назад

      P. O. PATRIOT
      Have you seen him?

  • @Bbfishman
    @Bbfishman 3 года назад +1

    whats the point of the 'bird line'....if im even hearing that correctly

  • @StephenMortimer
    @StephenMortimer 3 года назад +3

    Where are the GULLS ??

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +2

      Taking a nap I guess, it was pretty quiet out there.

  • @keithkoon9637
    @keithkoon9637 5 месяцев назад +1

    does no good to look in store you are out of everything but do like the channel

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  5 месяцев назад

      Yep sorry about that, Keith. It’s that time of year when we are getting everything together for the coming season. Well be sure to let everyone know once we have new stock available.

  • @MegaSandman1977
    @MegaSandman1977 3 года назад +1

    you wana talk about over fishing

  • @sammybray796
    @sammybray796 3 года назад +1

    Don't you loose loads of hooks if there just clipped on

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +1

      Hey Sammy. Give this a watch, it shows the snaps in better detail and why they work so well. ruclips.net/video/LIv9lZUagIs/видео.html

    • @sammybray796
      @sammybray796 3 года назад

      @@EISAlaska wicked 👍👌

    • @sammybray796
      @sammybray796 3 года назад +1

      @@EISAlaska I get it now looks like a good set up

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      @@sammybray796 Thanks Sammy. Happy holidays!

  • @RCSTILE
    @RCSTILE 3 года назад

    Enjoy your fishing trip.. The bottom line still remains the same. If the only way halibut can be legally caught and sold is by longlining, the millions of pounds of halibut that are caught as by product from ledaly harvested other fish species will still be killed and dumped back into the oceans as food for other fish and the birds.. So nothing will change and halibut will still cost $30 plus /lb. I agree with you that he fishing regulations are extremely complex. But it seems pretty obvious that someone is making a lot of money at the expense of this fish and it's not the fisherman.

  • @RCSTILE
    @RCSTILE 3 года назад

    io0
    They forgot to tell you Halibut costs $30+/lb because the only people allowed to sell halibut commercially are long liners and there are only 17 of them. The commercial fishing boats have to throw are of their halibut back in the ocean. Unfortunately they all die in the hull of the ships and thousands of tons of halibut die every year so this handful of fisherman can be protected. Government mentality at its finest.

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      Richard, this is categorically false and extremely misleading. There are literally thousands of IFQ permit holders and vessels that harvest halibut in Alaska.
      This link lists all the halibut permit holder in Alaska for 2020. www.fisheries.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/akro/20ifqunitf.csv

    • @RCSTILE
      @RCSTILE 3 года назад

      I guess the National Geographic documentary on Halibut fishing that I watched was a lie. Maybe you can tell me why commercial fishing trawlers aren't allowed to harvest halibut and have to throw all they catch back Seems like a terrible waste of a diminishing resource, especially when the process of hauling them into the ship kills 95% of them.

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад

      I can't comment on the Nat. Geographic documentary as I have not seen it.
      However the commercial halibut fishery in Alaska spans nearly a century and a half, with the fist landing occurring in the 1880. The fishery has always be prosecuted with longline gear, never trawl.
      Trawlers have a bycatch allocation attached to their fisheries, but sadly, it has remained static and does not fluctuate with the TAC as it should. They have lobbied and gamed the system for decades and are responsible for massive amounts of waste across many fisheries such as cod, sablefish, crab and halibut.
      To award them fishing rights to halibut would undermine and destroy a fishery that has exited for far longer than trawl gear. Bear in mind many of the current halibut fishermen purchased the right s to harvest their quota, us included.
      If you allow the trawl sector harvest rights to halibut based on bycatch of a target species, they will just find another fishery to develop such as arrow tooth. Arrow tooth was never retained until a decade or so ago. A completely worthless fish commercially as it decomposes rapidly, but the 20% cod and skate bycatch that went with made it very profitable and turned it into a developed fishery.

  • @RCSTILE
    @RCSTILE 3 года назад +1

    So it is your opinion that the trawlers should kill the millions of pounds of halibut they catch as a by product and lot be allowed to sell it for a profit so the long liners can maintain their monopoly on this species of fish. I know self preservation is the human way but this practice is a disgusting display of waste and greed.

    • @EISAlaska
      @EISAlaska  3 года назад +3

      It is my opinion trawlers should not be fishing at all until the can get their bycatch problems solved.
      They are also responsible for extremely high levels of crab and king salmon bycatch. Is it your opinion they should also be allowed to retain and sell those species?
      I think you should try doing some research into the commercial halibut fishery, the trawl fisheries and management of Alaska's fisheries.
      You will discover that it is extremely complex, with management at the state, federal and international level (IPHC).
      Trawlers in Alaska have a history of excessive bycatch, dirty fishing, gaming the system by underreporting bycatch, intimating and harassing observers and generally not caring about the resources they rely on or making an honest effort to reduce bycatch levels and their impact on the environment.
      There is no "monopoly" on the halibut resource. Anyone that has fished commercially can apply for a TEC and buy into the halibut fishery, even trawlers.
      In fact many trawl vessel owners own halibut IFQ and harvest it on their vessels, only it must be done with longline or pot gear.
      That being said, I will leave you to your opinion. You can chose to educate yourself about our fisheries or not.
      As for me....It's time to go fishing!

    • @googeelou
      @googeelou 2 года назад

      Good response

    • @RCSTILE
      @RCSTILE 2 года назад

      @@EISAlaska When you or anyone else can tell the fish to swim away when they see the net coming so only one species gets caught you will solve the problem. Until then, let the trawlers sell what they catch or stop trawling altogether. With either solution there will be no commercial fishing industry. Then the long liners will be able to charge $1000 a pound for halibut since it will be the only fish available. Like I said, there is no solution for human greed.