Minkie Fishing
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DizzasterJuice
17th Oct 2015, 1:07 AM
Recently I was asked about how and what the Minkies eat so I made this fishing boat, and I just like making sail boats.
For those who don't know, this is how we used to catch tuna.
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DizzasterJuice
18th Oct 2015, 12:48 PM
I'm not familiar with commercial fishing but I'm guessing they clean them on deck first before they send them down below.
DizzasterJuice
18th Oct 2015, 12:40 PM
Dolphins and sharks too. Purse seine netting and long lining kill indiscriminately.
xpacetrue
18th Oct 2015, 9:59 AM
That's a really nice boat and scene. How difficult was it to add the water splashes to the tuna and the bow of the ship?
But this reminds me of the little-talked-about issue of overfishing. And this is particularly relevant to tuna. We see articles like " Overfishing causes Pacific bluefin tuna numbers to drop 96% ".
These days, the vast majority caught are juveniles that haven't reproduced. Part of the blame falls on illegal fishing and the lack of enforcement. (Apparently, there's a huge demand in high-end sushi markets. A single fish can make the catchers rich for life!)
I stopped buying tuna a few years ago. I don't usually eat fish or seafood anymore. On rare occasions I may have some Alaskan salmon. It's domestic and less likely to be contaminated, anyway.
DizzasterJuice
18th Oct 2015, 1:44 PM
Thanks. I modified the xebec from page 197 to spread it out in the middle for more room to fish. Water splashes are for me, the hardest thing to get right. I used to avoid them but now it's like a challenge.
Purse seine netting has been a disaster to tuna mainly because it captures the entire school and leaves nothing to renew the population.
I quit buying all commercially caught fish about 25 years ago, but I still eat a lot of fish. I catch grouper and snapper offshore, and snook (my favorite) inshore here in Florida.
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