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Enjoying the fish? - 6/4/2011 9:58:01 AM

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Of course, this doesn't happen to us here in coastal Massachusetts. because we'll WE'RE FISHERMEN, by trade, by sport, by avocation. And it's a firm practice in our commercial fisheries not to soil the reputation. You want to watch out for pollock being sold as haddock, cod and cusk since it's an inferior and often wormy fish. You want to carefully inspect any scallops you buy, because an increasing percentage are really punch-outs from skate (two reasons... 1> Scallops, in states where they give a fuck about the harvest, are monitored and harvested only when it's safe <same for oysters> 2)the skate is a bottom fish that will feed on decomposing materials so foul, lobsters won't touch it). And half the time you think you're eating sword fish, IT'S SHARK.

Anyway, there's a lot of tom-foolery going on the past few years with regard to what they'll sell and feed to you in the non-maritime states, and people get sick when it's really done wrong. You never want to be that poor bastard with shellfish hepatitis.
Anyway, one way you can protect yourself is to get those in charge of regulating quality and safety of the seafood products you eat to adopt and encourage programs like in the link below.
Incidentally, I got to thinking about this when I was at the state pier this morning to look in on a couple of friends who'd pulled an all-nighter fishing down there, and watched a Japanese fishing boat turned away from PC Whole Foods for trying to sell 5k lbs of skate (new to us waters, the skipper didn't realize that the only place people WILLINGLY eat skate is Britain (where I don't think they know it's not a proper ground fish) and Japan... Where they're feed mercury soaked dolphin in the school lunch program.

Check it out. Call your state health department, or eat our BAIT, your call:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/science/earth/27fish.html?_r=3

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RE: Enjoying the fish? - 6/4/2011 11:35:01 AM

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I love fresh seafood but alas...........I live in IOWA. And I really don't dig catfish. So, I generally do not get to eat much seafood.

Right now, as I type......Generic Dude is in northern Minnesota, fishing for Walleye. I am anxiously awaiting his return later next week with a cooler full of Walleye fillets. There will be much feasting.

Once or twice a year we splurge and buy a couple pounds of crab legs and a couple lobster tails from the best market we have for seafood.

At work, the boss also does one or two Walleye fishing trips, the occasional salmon fishing trip, and we have a fish feast there about once a year.

That is really about it for us.

On the coasts, you all generally have crappier beef and pork that we do ( I know, I've been there and tasted it......

) But we have shitty seafood.

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RE: Enjoying the fish? - 6/4/2011 2:43:49 PM

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I tend to catch My own. Headed to Morehead city NC (I love that fuckin name) next weekend. 6 of us are on our annual charter.
mahi, grouper and tilefish.

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RE: Enjoying the fish? - 6/4/2011 10:27:44 PM

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Right now, as I type......Generic Dude is in northern Minnesota, fishing for Walleye. I am anxiously awaiting his return later next week with a cooler full of Walleye fillets. There will be much feasting.

I've heard there's a species of walleye that's as large as a schoolie tuna (75 - 175 lbs)... is that something Generic Dude goes after? The largest fresh water fish I've ever stalked was was a sturgeon that weighed in at about 120lbs. This year, since the season is starting late, I may go and purchase a commercial striped bass angler's license. Course then I have to take a minimum 36" fish and am prevented from fishing certain days of the week.
If you ever see it in the super market, try striped bass. It's just a touch wild tasting and beautiful firm meat.

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RE: Enjoying the fish? - 6/4/2011 10:35:14 PM

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I tend to catch My own. Headed to Morehead city NC (I love that fuckin name) next weekend. 6 of us are on our annual charter.
mahi, grouper and tilefish.

I heard they have MAD king mackerel down there like in the sound or something like that. I go on a tuna trip every September and when it's raining we go over to the international cans and throw plugs at the mahi mahi... THAT's a fun fish.
Never fished for grouper (dove near one by accident and nearly pissed my wetsuit). No idea what a tilefish is, but soon will... thanks for the new species .......
They look kinda like cusk... are they a ground fish?

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RE: Enjoying the fish? - 6/5/2011 12:25:05 PM

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I tend to catch My own. Headed to Morehead city NC (I love that fuckin name) next weekend. 6 of us are on our annual charter.
mahi, grouper and tilefish.

I heard they have MAD king mackerel down there like in the sound or something like that. I go on a tuna trip every September and when it's raining we go over to the international cans and throw plugs at the mahi mahi... THAT's a fun fish.
Never fished for grouper (dove near one by accident and nearly pissed my wetsuit). No idea what a tilefish is, but soon will... thanks for the new species .......
They look kinda like cusk... are they a ground fish?

Tilefish are a ground fish that tends to be at 400' and deeper tastes a lot like grouper.
Going to try for mahi with a fly rod. Should be a blast.

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