we caught a few this summer (i know, putting a net in the water is cheating), but there was time for some decent sport fishing. mostly halibut and crab. also enjoyed quite a few oysters, which obvs there is no "catching" involved there. anyway, never been to this thread before. great pics, guys!
How many adorable baby dolphins are in that net? :(
have caught a porpoise before, which was fairly traumatizing for all involved. especially as were forced to get a machete and hack its tail off bc we couldn't free it from the net any other way. just awful. whales also do go in your net, but since they are so big just just absolutely destroy your net and swim on thru, just all like, am whale, dngaf. which, good for them, but sucks when yr on wheel and you suddenly realize half your corkline is floating by the port side bc a humback just incinerated 10 fathoms of your gear.
by catch in both seining and gillnetting is actually incredibly low due to biologist and fisherman knowing how to target the fish in effective ways that were not available 50 years ago. most of the by-catch is jellyfish (0/10 have taken many jelly stings to the eyes over the year, wow, shitty), kelp, and other inorganic things.