Thank you for posting this video. I can't agree more with the previous post from Dakota also. Thanks.
This type of "fishing" is worse than HORRIBLE!
The by-catch is one thing - a subject all unto itself (horrible). But for the recreational fisherman to be handcuffed to the legal restrictions of size, number and season while this type of boat can drag 500 pounds of fluke starting at 14 inches (I believe) is ABSOLUTELY PREPOSTEROUS!
Yes, I know these people must work for a living and Yes, I know the seafood markets and restaurants around the world love our fluke and Yes, I know that the economics of 'supply and demand' dictate the harvest. But come on people - open your eyes!
If true environmentalists (you know, the people who care enough to sacrifice their personal time for the betterment of the greater good) ever went out on these boats and witnessed the madness that is commercial "fishing" then something might actually be done about it. However, it's so labor intensive, smelly and undesirable that only a select few people on the planet are willing and able to do such work. At the head of the dragon is BIG BUSINESS once again - the driving force to environmental destruction - and the little guys (recreational fisherman) are easily stepped on.
All I can say is WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY??????
