The shark huggers would have a fit if the kill method was used over here. Can well understand the reason behind the regular cull. Shame that the flesh isn't recycled in some manner, i.e. fertilizer.
It was interesting that not even the Japanese could find a use for the sharks, they merely incinerated the bodies after taking the fins. Surely there has to be a use for them.
I reckon if you could come up with an idea to put the bodies to a proper commercial use then that might go a long way towards bringing in a quota. Shark skin suit anyone ?
When I was shark fishing up north, we had to prove we had a viable use for the meat before we could start fishing so it was bone out, into the brine tank to bring core temp down, wrapped in a plastic sleeve and into a snap freezer. All frozen meat was shipped off overseas, the fins were treated and dried down in Yanchep then shipped off for export as well
From what I can gather now the price of fin has dropped dramatically from what it was then possibly making it unviable to get anyone to invest in reopening the northern shark fishery in the near future
Cruise Control
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Bloody hell - 3 a day. They
Bloody hell - 3 a day. They should go to Exmouth or Coral Bay. It would be 3 an hour there !
ranmar850
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Invite them in,
I say.
Wes F
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Very interesting viewing
The shark huggers would have a fit if the kill method was used over here. Can well understand the reason behind the regular cull. Shame that the flesh isn't recycled in some manner, i.e. fertilizer.
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
claymore
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spose if you put polluted
spose if you put polluted flesh in the ground as fertilizer it’ll end up in the food.
Shark1
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not necesarily depends on
not necesarily
depends on waht u plant- some plants can absorb / neutralize certain chemicals
Cruise Control
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It was interesting that not
It was interesting that not even the Japanese could find a use for the sharks, they merely incinerated the bodies after taking the fins. Surely there has to be a use for them.
I reckon if you could come up with an idea to put the bodies to a proper commercial use then that might go a long way towards bringing in a quota. Shark skin suit anyone ?
carnarvonite
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Exported Meat
When I was shark fishing up north, we had to prove we had a viable use for the meat before we could start fishing so it was bone out, into the brine tank to bring core temp down, wrapped in a plastic sleeve and into a snap freezer. All frozen meat was shipped off overseas, the fins were treated and dried down in Yanchep then shipped off for export as well
From what I can gather now the price of fin has dropped dramatically from what it was then possibly making it unviable to get anyone to invest in reopening the northern shark fishery in the near future
meglodon
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I think you are pretty much on the money
If it is not viable such as having a good market value people will not put money into the industry, the old supply and demand system.