This trawling haul in the gulf of Alaska targetted pollock but caught mostly halibut. However since groundfish prohibits keeping halibut, all the halibut has to be thrown overboard. Included in the catch are some flat fish (sole) which the crew kept. The halibut, per regulation has to be put back to sea with minimum negative [...]
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Commercial fishing in the Gulf of Alaska – Trawling
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Bering Sea Long Lining for Cod fish
About every second, a hook come up and this fisherman has to ensure that the fish is hauled onboard by gaffing the fish. If the fish fall into the sea, he uses a long stick with a gaff at the end and try to retrieve it, if no other fish is coming onboard the 1-a-second [...]
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