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Originally Posted by tautog
An illegal recipe, please take this down as this endangered species must be properly protected.  |
I believe the Ocean Pout are protected, not endangered. Their not even list on NOAA's Endangered and Threatened Marine Species under NMFS' Jurisdiction.
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/esa/listed.htm#fish
In any case, last 6 trips out, I've probably seen over a thousand of them caught, all safely released unharmed, so I know they are not endangered.
Will say the receipt looked yummy. Just can't ever imagine putting one of them nasty looking critters in my cooler. 2010 and 2011, did multi day trips out of Montauk(4 day and 5 day trips). Fished not too far from the international line. Personally caught pout as long as my leg. Not fun reeling up in 700+ foot of water.
Tight lines,
