what I really like is your way of fishing which is sustainable, you respect the sea by giving back the smaller crabs! I hope everyone learn in every sea to respect this rules for all the creatures because the majority of the species are in danger today. Also respect for this white hair people that are still working with devotion! cheers!
It is the law. Very heavy fines if you get caught with a short crab. I California King Salmon must be 27 inches for a commercial boat to keep and the fishermen use single barbless hooks one per line so a short fish can be released unharmed without taking it out of the water.
This video should be titled 'Old Men on an Old Boat Snow Crabbing' and Still GettingEr Done. OH YA! Gotta have that 101 proof pain killer arthritis medicine on board for sure. I think the Snow Crab is the best tasting of all crab. Cheers...
First taste of a king crab for me was at the NCO club at Elmendorf AFB when I was @ 6yrs old. If I was still in Alaska I'd be dating or best friends with somebody at this level of fishing experience. ~engineeringtechnicianATx
i …. just …. don't… know … how…. this…. is …an efficient way of crabbing!!!!! jesus christ!!! its a good thing american crab fishermen aren't allowed in this armchair fishery. is there no incentive to haul gear fast here or on any sort of schedule ? it would take a year to put in what we catch in alaska in a month (1 million lbs. of opies) I'm curious how this works in canada?
SirLobsterman because pots are about 300 to 400 pounds one empty pot .. to handle and too dangerous for one crew I ex work at 120 ft vessel with the king crab about 24 years ago . The pot is 700 lbs. king crab operator required to have 8 crews ...our shrimp pot is 15 lbs I have 250 pot. I am a shrimper/ owner ...I am one operator pots pulled pot and lease shrimp from bottom of pot into basket..I am from Alaska
