On Jun 21, 2:57*pm, W1TEF wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:41:50 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:





On Jun 21, 1:40 pm, W1TEF wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:08:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

I know the cajuns eat 'em and there's a lot of places that serve
shark.

But are there any fishing (commercial) requirements for catching
shark, and are there only certain species that are acceptable.

I dont' know, that's why I'm asking....

No and it's another species that is over fished. A lot of species are
definned and left to die - don't even make it to the table.

Well, that's lousy!

I mean if you're going to catch the thing you ought to eat it. Like
the all-you-can eat joints have a sign that says.

"Take all you want, but eat all you take"

makes sense to me.

Well, that presents a whole 'nother problem called by-catch. *A lot of
fish are caught accidentally and are discarded routinely - happens a
lot in the in-shore commercial industry where one might be dragging
for flounder and catch sea robins, skates and other undesirable
species. *Sometimes, the by-catch is sold as bait to lobster or crab
fishermen for example, but a lot of time, these fish aren't even
suitable for the reduction industry so they are just discarded.

And then there are the long liners.

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I can see the point, but with exception of the 'long liners' I'd think
that there would be a market for the 'undesireables' besides
discarding them as trash. But then again, even the trash fish...
wouldn't other scavengers and predators feed on them?