on the cruise off captain Jim Hubbard and the crew are bringing in their first
and the crew are bringing in their first
and the crew are bringing in their first black cod set okay this door is our main
black cod set okay this door is our main
black cod set okay this door is our main process effect here as the fish are
process effect here as the fish are
process effect here as the fish are pulled in there instantly processed
while Kevin Mann’s the roller Mike heads
while Kevin Mann’s the roller Mike heads the fish for their succulent meat also
the fish for their succulent meat also
the fish for their succulent meat also called tips
they’re part of the car once they head
they’re part of the car once they head the fish they scrape and clean the guts
the fish they scrape and clean the guts
the fish they scrape and clean the guts and blood line then rinse them out they
and blood line then rinse them out they
and blood line then rinse them out they sort the fish by species and size we
sort the fish by species and size we
sort the fish by species and size we ever had was uh 44 pounds that was done
ever had was uh 44 pounds that was done
ever had was uh 44 pounds that was done in Southeast Alaska
they’re fully frozen within seven hours
they’re fully frozen within seven hours of being caught
of being caught
of being caught yeah they’re pretty much still wiggling
yeah they’re pretty much still wiggling
yeah they’re pretty much still wiggling when you get put them in the band’s it
when you get put them in the band’s it
when you get put them in the band’s it doesn’t get any better than this really
but the crews off has also pulled up
but the crews off has also pulled up quite a bit of a bycatch in the form of
quite a bit of a bycatch in the form of
quite a bit of a bycatch in the form of slope rockfish right here sorting it or
slope rockfish right here sorting it or
slope rockfish right here sorting it or idiot we like to call they’ll ruin your
idiot we like to call they’ll ruin your
idiot we like to call they’ll ruin your day if you get fined by them I got
day if you get fined by them I got
day if you get fined by them I got poison in there fine on shore processors
poison in there fine on shore processors
poison in there fine on shore processors pay a meager $1 a pound or unprocessed
pay a meager $1 a pound or unprocessed
pay a meager $1 a pound or unprocessed thorny heads but Jim can sell processed
thorny heads but Jim can sell processed
thorny heads but Jim can sell processed fish at up to $4 a pound wholesale the
fish at up to $4 a pound wholesale the
fish at up to $4 a pound wholesale the extra work means more money for the crew
long liners take an active approach to
long liners take an active approach to prevent another type of common bycatch
prevent another type of common bycatch
prevent another type of common bycatch seabirds some of these birds are
seabirds some of these birds are
seabirds some of these birds are endangered and can get caught on
endangered and can get caught on
endangered and can get caught on longline hooks as they lunge for bait
longline hooks as they lunge for bait
longline hooks as they lunge for bait this hangs overtop the ground lioness
this hangs overtop the ground lioness
this hangs overtop the ground lioness it’s going out and it keeps the birds
it’s going out and it keeps the birds
it’s going out and it keeps the birds from coming down and trying to grab bait
from coming down and trying to grab bait
from coming down and trying to grab bait off the hooks it’s a very effective
off the hooks it’s a very effective
off the hooks it’s a very effective mechanism and it does a great job of
mechanism and it does a great job of
mechanism and it does a great job of keeping the birds out
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