Asian Carp Fishing, Saving the Great Lakes from Aquatic Invasive Species

What if you could help feed people and stop the Asian Carp invasion at the same time? UC Davis Aquaculture takes a trip to Peoria Illinois to fish with Commercial Fishermen from The Midwest Fish Coop.
The Asian carp are an aquatic invasive species of fish in the United States. They are on the brink of taking over the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Valley because of their population explosion. It is perhaps one of the worst invasive fish in North America. The carp are a feeding machine that can consume up to 40% of their body weight in plant plankton, and they're eating all the food out of those areas. So how do we make the most of a bad situation that started out as a solution for a problem in aquaculture fish farming? We go Asian carp fishing for bighead carp, silver carp, grass carp, and common carp. One of the reasons I went to Illinois was to increase the fish animal welfare during the harvest process. The goal is to increase animal welfare while simultaneously increasing fish quality and prolong shelf life for eating carp, one of the most farmed fish in global aquaculture. Watch how professional fishermen are filleting and eating the most hated fish in America.
aquaculture.ucdavis.edu
www.midwestfishcoop.com/
0:00 Bighead carp, Aquatic invasive species
0:46 Carp fishing with gill net
1:16 Asian carp jumping
1:59 Fish animal welfare
2:33 Catching fish, gill netting Asian carp
3:05 Carp, grass carp, Asian carp, bighead carp, silver carp
3:20 Carters Fish Market
4:00 Filleting carp fish
5:05 Can you eat asian carp, eating carp
5:19 Breaded asian carp
#bighead, #invasive, #fishing, #carp, #peoria, #illinois, #fish, #welfare

[@anya._sunshine]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen jumping fish like that!

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Let's hope not!!! #Salmon are pretty amazing too. But Lets hope we never see them in #California! When I first got to CA I had heard we fish farmed silver carp and I started to panic. Turns out they were a common carp and goldfish hybrid!!! Real good eating fish as well.

[@TheNewMediaoftheDawn]

It’s nice to have an unlimited resource to harvest from in these times of scarcity and even if you do over harvest it and collapse the fishery, which is almost impossible, that is still beneficial…lol

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

I look forward to the day that happens. The Illinois River is one of the most fish diverse water bodies in the world. It would be great to push these fish back.

[@ps3301]

The pet food industry can buy up 20 percent of the Asian carp catch. That is billion and can employ tons of fishermen

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Agreed, pet food grade and human food grade are been developed at sorce freshwater in Peoria IL. It’s pretty tasty. The issue has been the pet food industry traditionally wants to pay the absolute lowest prices.

[@jasonm7973]

@@ThisIsAquaculture they are invasive and free.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Costs money to have a permit, boats, gear, motors, labor, gas, ice, truck to tow your boat, and then all the processing costs. Then all the time in reporting for catch and bycatch to the fisheries managers. Certainly not free!

[@jasonm7973]

@@ThisIsAquaculture I know there are coats involved in harvesting, obviously has for the boat isn't free, but what I'm hearing is regulation needs to be decreased, not that you need to find high dollar buyers for the fish.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

It’s not regulations. It’s that people think they are the same as common carp in the US. As far as pet food, people only want to pay the lowest price not what is sustainable to keep people fishing. I’m not talking top dollar.

[@ClaireSara]

Wow this is so informative and entertaining - what a great video! A masterclass in how to do KZbin! Really inspiring!!

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Thanks!!!

[@lynnkush6122]

Net them and use the carp for fertilizer and put the natives back in the water. It would create jobs and help with the problem.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

They are doing both. Taking the protein and feeding people and using the byproduct for fertilizer. Unfortunately only one company doing that now. Hopefully more will come online as fertilizers become more costly and in higher demand.

[@Jeremy_936]

It's a very clean fish. One of the lowest in mercury levels and other contaminants.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

One of the problems of course is they eat at the bottom of the food chain disrupting everything else!

[@malcaniscsm5184]

From the UK here: turn those nice lookin' white fillets into fish & chips! Low-guilt meat-free and very tasty fast food will sell well.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

We are working on it!!! The hardest part about these fish is they have tons of bones so not easy to get a boneless fillet without a lot of labor. Clint in the video is an expert at getting all the boneless cuts and strips.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

So many thing to with the fish, from collagen, to leather, even semiconductors from their scales!

[@fdjw88]

these carp fish actually accounts for much of the protein in take for the Chinese people. carp fish is the no.1 farming fish in China, due to the fact that they eat almost anything, and grow quickly. the great majority of the fresh water fish farms in China do grass carp farming.

[@ML-ks2lj]

Well keep that stuff there we don't want them here. Which is probably why they are here

[@skizztrizz4453]

You can tell how ubiquitous carp is by how he nonchalantly filets away from the bones.🤔🤔🤔

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Clint is a professional! You should see how pathetic I am in contrast.

[@raclark2730]

In a hungry world Tilapia in the tropics need utilizing more, its free fish basically. Awesome stuff. au

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Tilapia is one of the most farmed fish in the world.

[@dt7843]

When I have the chance to have a carp fish, I do my special Sunday carp . I blended a plain carpe with a 2 liter of ice cream ! Try it ! 🤗

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Carp with Ice Cream?!?!?!?! Ive had creamed herring is about the closest to that I may be willing to try. I take that back, I love caviar and ice cream!!!

[@dt7843]

@@ThisIsAquaculture that seams to be good! Try a chicken pouding, that is my favourite : D

[@Midwest..]

I'll definitely try it 😋😋😋

[@fishermenagainstasaincarp4443]

Government both state and federal need to invest in infrastructure, not more research. Over two decades, billions of dollars have been spent on federal and state studies and still these fish thrive. The only way to control this invasion is to use commercial fishers to harvest them and processors to manufacture products. Right now, there is little to no support from government for this essential industry.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Not billions, but millions. You are right about a lot of money being spent and not many solutions. These fishermen and getting little support yet are the ones making the greatest contribution to keeping these fish out of the river.

[@quercus4730]

I couldn't hear the background music for all of the instrumental noise.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

not sure why you couldnt hear background music. Seems odd

[@marylee2732]

Yes I recognized it and I actually listen to it on YT when I do spiritual warfare. It was a nice drum beat to your intro. 👍

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Thanks, wanted something suspenseful and to match timing of the carp exploding!

[@kalaiolele8796]

I've eaten lots of carp down here in Chile...it's damn good!

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Hopefully not this type of Carp!!!

[@kalaiolele8796]

@@ThisIsAquaculture Cyprinus carpio, not from Asia, from Europe, but Europe got them from Asia. Also, all carp in the Americas are invasive.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

@@kalaiolele8796 yes they are.

[@kalaiolele8796]

@@ThisIsAquaculture what I meant to say was that the first Common, Mirror and Leather carp brought over to the US were imported from Europe, which supposedly received their carp from Asia; there's some debate to that idea. The Black, Mylopharyngodon piceus, the Bighead, Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, the Grass, Ctenopharyngodon idella, and the Silver, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, carps where all brought to the US directly from Asia.

[@travisyork3915]

Also makes great catfish bait.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

People buying the heads and using them for crab traps!

[@jc136982]

can you use carp to make fish meal? a source of fish meal is a major problem in Aquaculture.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

You are so right! No poultry or mammal byproducts! It’s a great alternative.

[@turkey2003]

These things are everywhere in the Ohio. At the falls of the ohio its sometimes impossible not to snag one on every cast

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

It’s definitely a problem. Keep catching them. Hopefully the Midwest fish co-op can start beating them back.

[@steztoyz]

Go Aggies!!! 💙 💛

[@nathanhale7444]

I'm not sure if I've ever had carp

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

It is strange to me too as it is so abundant, but difficult to source. May want to see if you have any local fish men as they may also have a small market some where or do a farmers market.

[@andrewsun6299]

Those fish jump so high!

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

I have been hit in the head before. I once saw someone get a bloody nose from a 20+ lb silver carp!!

[@andrewsun6299]

@@ThisIsAquaculture that is insane!! It’s so unreal to see such big fish jumping so high

[@UNrDD]

I wonder if cats would eat them. Looks like a good source of domestic cat food production.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

People are evaluating them for pet food. I know dogs and cats do like to eat it. At least my dogs and cat does!

[@patoni860]

It's no way that the fish can be elusive when they will just jump into the boat man

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Believe it or not, they are quite smart!!! They will sit alongside the net or just jump over it. Its why you have to drive them into the net and get them to scatter. The fishermen go through alot of boat motors because they are cranking on it so much to startle the fish also why we bang on the boat. "Elusive" is subjective and works with building drama!!!. :)

[@dangkim4612]

Kinda need some organic fertilizer fory pepper farm haha

[@siervodedios5952]

I don't know which is worse, these Asian carp or daggum snakeheads. And why does it seem like so many different invasive species are from Asia? Is that just me?

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

It's a mix between the pet trade, fisheries management and the transportation industry.

[@truthsower4560]

Their meats are very white and once cooked they're flaky just like seabass. People simply afraid to eat them because the word "carp" is associated with their name.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Ain’t that the Truth!

[@firstamendment6346]

How many good fish are destroyed? By catch

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

It's almost all carp or fish they are permitted to fish for. They can minimize and size select by the net they use. Other fish caught are released. All catch is recorded and submitted to Illinois DNR.

[@ngreat4390]

Hey guys, can we discuss business? I've followed this issue for years and I think I'm now ready to wade in, Literally!

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

What are you thinking? You ready to start fishing?

[@ngreat4390]

@@ThisIsAquaculture a cross continental carp deal that'll be a win-win for all involved.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

I like the idea of keeping the protein here and reducing the carbon footprint then send oversees to wealthy countries. Although I do like the idea of packing the fish up for people in need. I think asian carp dont have much flavor so can be dehydrated and used for USAID for example.

[@user-lc2hv2xv2b]

와 부럽다. 땅이 넓어서 강도 넓네. 저거 양념 해서 구워도 맛있고. 매콤하게 졸여도 맛있고. 탕으로도 좋은데.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

나는 당신과 동의합니다! 많은 미국인들은 어떤 이유로 물고기의 뼈에 문제가 있습니다. 또한 많은 사람들은 이 물고기가 바텀 피더(bottom feeder)이기 때문에 더 강한 맛을 내는 일반 잉어와 비슷하다고 생각합니다. 이 물고기는 물 기둥에서 플랑크톤을 먹는 필터 피더입니다.

[@mikehewitt2146]

They are destroying are fishery here there not a good fish to have in the waters of North American They end up killing all of the native fishes trout. salmon .pike .bass .and a ton of others very sad and shity

[@charleswieand4445]

Need to put river back to normal flow and fill in shipping ditch

[@blondegirlsezthis8798]

We need to introduce Bull Sharks in there to control the Asian Carp! What could go wrong?

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

How about we rescue Lake Bakal Sea Lions and train them to hunt Asian carp?

[@blondegirlsezthis8798]

@@ThisIsAquaculture with the Russian economy in a shambles it might be the best time to make an offer for the entire lake while we're at it!

[@carlmenger9005]

Chinese people love carp heads. Don't throw them away. Search for recipes if you want to give it a try!

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Agreed fish head soup is well liked. They are also selling heads to bait crab traps!

[@tonycha6551]

Aways wan try that species ..other Carps ain't bad if u Kno how to cook it right

[@joecaner]

When fish jump into one's boat, can it really be called fishing? It seems under those circumstances it should be called catching.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

A lot more are captured in nets than in the boat. But whatever you call it we need to catch alot more fish than we are.

[@joecaner]

​@@ThisIsAquaculture I get that. It is amazing, intimidating and a little frightening to see these rather large fish launching themselves out of the water and on occasion smacking into people causing them bodily harm. I have never heard a story where a species was imported into a new ecosystem to solve some issue due to a characteristics that it possessed, and it did not turn out to be a complete disaster. You'd think that some lesson would have been learned by now...

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

What’s your opinion about brown trout or rainbow trout? I’ve definitely been hit a few times. I know someone who got a bloody nose!

[@joecaner]

​@@ThisIsAquaculture Ouch! I can easily see that happening, although, a brown or rainbow trout slapping someone silly sounds a lot like the story board concept for a vintage Warner Bros cartoon.

[@brucepedersen4032]

These Carp are. " Filter Feeders " and taste good. No muddy flavor like bottom feeding cousin.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Exactly. People think carp they think mucking around in the substrate. I think they have an image problem. It’s why the state of Illinois is trying to have a name change.

[@brucepedersen4032]

Name change = good idea how about Silversides

[@brucepedersen4032]

or call them " Whiting "

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

@@brucepedersen4032 I think we are loolking at calling them something with translated from japanese. I cant tell you the proposed Illinois name but i don't like it.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Isnt there a fish called a silverside?

[@redstwok1123]

In America, you can't say carp without trying to put a negative spin of "invasive", and it's now certainly been taken to the next level by saying it came from China. But guess what, these fishes are prolific growers and provides massive amount of protein without mercury, and 40% lower carbon footprint (Carp=1.6, Salmon=2.9). America should be glad to have this new resource and learn to live with it and utilize it like people from the rest of the world. Afterall, we are all invasive species to North America.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

These carp are even lower than the common carp you reference. It’s a great protein source and as you say filter feed and eat at the bottom of the food chain and don’t bioaccumulate toxicants.

[@llessurdoow2325]

The common yellow carp's population level varies every year, its not a problem in the Mississippi river.

[@ching574]

why do so many people think californians are like this sub species of humans that arent like the rest of people lmao xD

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

They just wanted to give me a hard time. Plus they don't know what to expect as they think California has such wonderful weather and many people including those of us with the image of nerdy college professors may be uncomfortable getting wet and dirty, not to mention my "radical' ideas around improving fish quality and animal welfare!!!

[@ching574]

@@ThisIsAquaculture you're not wrong 🤣 I'm born an raised in California myself and I went to North Carolina recently to visit some friends and they where all giving me a hard time thinking I'm some pretty boy from California but they soon realized I get down and dirty more than them 😂

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Well, Im not gonna shake the pretty boy image.... but you're right about getting down and dirty with the best of em. :)

[@chickenstrangler3826]

@@ching574 So you are not a pretty boy?

[@ching574]

@@chickenstrangler3826 hell no I'm raised in the country

[@jboy2621]

They have to make it legal to transfer live Asian Carp, that'll create demand.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

My thoughts are to make a better fish product and get it into people hands.

[@marylee2732]

A video I saw was they were filleting it and vacuum pack it. If it were me, I’d salt it before vacuum packing it since Americans say it tastes like mud. You could also use the fish bones & head for boxed broth. Advertise it as brain food. In Asia carp is a delicacy because it’s brain food for students to do better in school. Just a thought… Have a nice day.

[@beebop9808]

They are never going to be eradicated, that's nothing more than a pipe dream. They need to be seen as a new resource and treated just as these guys are doing. There is a market and it will grow. More effort needs to go into freezing and shipping to China and south east Asia. They are certainly in high demand there. That's what the free market does, it finds a way!

[@marylee2732]

They are already doing it, but STILL there are TONS of fish. Surely we have more than enough even to feed the homeless.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Not just the homeless Mary. We have been supplying food to the food bank and a variety of schools and colleges are looking at the products. While we could send to china there is alot of people at home needing to eat. I think it is important to keep the carbon footprint of the food product low.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Definitely unlikely to ever be eradicated. Market is finally starting to grow.

[@beebop9808]

I want to try some and see if it's as tasty as I've heard? I going to sometime soon. The only place here in Ga that I've ever seen it before is in the big Asian markets over around the Atlanta metro. There's loads of growth potential if it's what the claims hold to be true. As long as those Y bones can be dealt with. People these days got a real hang up on bones and aren't open to changing it. They haven't invaded here yet. Sure it's just a matter of time before some idiot turns them loose in some waters over here. Till then........

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Actually they have very little flavor when processed correctly. Its a pretty white fish and whatever you marinate it with or flavor is what it will taste like. In the video we are testing my method for processing which is the real white looking fish fillet versus their way which is pink. You really can taste the difference. As far as bones you can get boneless strips. I like the ribs. So easy to get the protein off the bones.

[@trex1448]

Its impossible to get rid of these especially bc of the fertilizer runoff from lawns and farms that cause algae explosions.

[@dt7843]

You lied! Carps doesn’t exploded. Period

[@scottkramer481]

Is it just me, or do those fish look like Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot?

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

I hope not!!!

[@mikeyesco8977]

Trumper

[@Midwest..]

Who came up with the name lol Asian Asian Carp 😁

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

They are actually planning on changing it on June 22. I’m not a fan of the new name. I can’t say it but we proposed a much better one that Sorce Freshwater will use.

[@chickenstrangler3826]

It's new name is Copi. Copi as in "Copious" because there are so many.

[@ralphcrandon2034]

Why?

[@dt7843]

You have a good point

[@JohnLee-rz3bj]

Carp life matter!!!

[@dt7843]

Thank you to said that out loud!

[@dt7843]

Did you ever try to talk with an Asian carp ? I did.

[@sheena1521]

Just eat around the bones!! It's not that hard and they taste great!!

[@rajasingammuthusamy959]

Asian carp is a vegetation eating

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

These carp eat zo and phytoplankton.

[@thomasmcentee777]

Save the lakes from pollution worry about the fish later

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

We each do our part.

[@chickenstrangler3826]

It's essential to do both at the same time. What exactly is the reason for saving the lake? It's for the native fish that live there. You're not saving a lake so you can look at a pretty clean but empty body of water. You save it for the biodiversity.

[@brucelee5576]

Teach America how to make clay pot fish , these carp will go extinct in no time .

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Not sure if going extinct is possible, but Im all for clay pot silver carp!!!!!

[@dt7843]

Her in the united stats, to get ride of those delicious carpe, we should oblige poor peoples to eat carpes until the problem is solve

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Id recommend it for everyone. Its so mild and tasty!!!!! There are of course costs to catch, process and ship. We get all that worked out we will really start feeding people. While we likely wont eliminate the problem due to the large scope, we can certainly limit their numbers.

[@andreim841]

Just a minor detail...all carp subspecies are asian...

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Agreed….but for management purposes they make the distinction between Hypophthalmichthys species and the other 3 in the US (common, black, and grass).

[@yajtramer6913]

Wouldn't it be better to shock them and then drag them in. Separate natives. Use them for fertilizer and foods. Just my option Billions of fish

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Shocking them puts way to much electricity in the water and kills to many fish regardless of size because the boat operators need to keep the peddle on the electricity to capture fish. You can recover and separate fish by size with large fill nets and box traps. The are doing both and so many other market potentials.

[@Rich77UK]

This and Cane Toads in Queensland...I hope the kids of today are watching and learning. Export the frozen fish back to China!

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Let’s keep the protein at home and feed people with it.

[@dt7843]

But,but, why sending these carpes frozen ? Let’s send those delicious carpes fishs in conteneurs (Temperature of the room) The Chinese will find those delicious carpes even more exotic. Period!

[@CEG3RD]

Why do you call Dave Buchanan a commercial "fisher?" He fishes. He's a man. Wouldn't he be a commercial fisherman? If it were his wife you could call her a fisherwoman.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Other parts of the world refer to people with this occupation as fishers . Very common actually. They are both fishers regardless of gender.

[@CEG3RD]

@@ThisIsAquaculture Emphasis on gender, right? Why not cater to this part of the world and most the world, where the word fisherman is ancient and let the rest of them do their thing? Calling a fisherman a fisher is joke and strikes me as a feminist reaction to the word man.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

If have you disagree with you on that one. I work all over the place. I see little difference. I know many “manly” men who call them fishers. I know fishermen and fisherwoman but all all fishers nonetheless. Not sure how you equate it as a feminist agenda. You’re not wrong to call them fishermen nor are you wrong to call them fishers. Actor and actress are both actors. Fish farmers are not farm men and farm women? It is somewhat arbitrary what gets the distinction.

[@CEG3RD]

@@ThisIsAquaculture I've fished and been a fisherman for many, many years and I have never in my life heard anybody say fisher or even read the word fisher. I have heard it used a few times in recent years. This time being one of about three times. Oh well. The word just goes clunk when I see it, like someone pretending to know anything about fishing in a movie or TV show.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

I hear ya. I’m from the Midwest and get it. But Ive spent a lot of time with fishers in the Caribbean and Central America and in English they call themselves fishers. I actually think nothing of it and use it interchangeably.

[@kaboo4a]

You should learn to eat them, they have very good meat.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

We are trying to get people interested in eating them. I agree, a very clean and mild protein!

[@kaboo4a]

@@ThisIsAquaculture I cannot understand why you struggle to make boneless fillet of this fish, when you just clean them, remove guts, cut in half alongside the spine, after cut in stakes, salt, pepper, maybe garlic, corn or wheat flour to cover the fish, and just fry, you remove the bones after cooked, it works best on fish ~8lb and above, bigger bones easier to remove, from heads and tails you can make very good fish stock. Common carp works to, and it's better baked in foil, hello from Eastern Europe, we eat this fish for a long time.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

The bones don’t allow for that cut in bighead and silver carp. You can get boneless fillets but just not the big fillet people are used to in the US such as salmon and trout. Also requires more labor versus automation.

[@kaboo4a]

@@ThisIsAquaculture a basic way we cook freshwater fish, very common to Eastern Europe, Asia, the video is from Uzbekistan, turn on sub. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGWXfnuOqMxjoM0

[@WSPD]

I hate aggies!

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Not sure what is to hate but ok. I am also a Badger and and Aztec! Do you hate them too?

[@gregsummerson6524]

Export the carp,it is food in Europe and Asia!!

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Certainly an option. Only increases the carbon footprint but people hungry everywhere.

[@marylee2732]

Hawaii is in the US and mostly Asian.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Absolutely, people just need to know where to go for product. I plan to go back next month so will do a follow up video.

[@toadlika]

These carp cannot thrive in the Great Lakes.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Of course they can thrive in the Great lakes. They live in lakes in Asia. They will of course use the lakes to access tributaries to spawn and expand. further into the continent. While other invasives have impacted to food cycle I would gamble, and Im not a gambler, that they will definitely survive and thrive.

[@toadlika]

@@ThisIsAquaculture WRONG

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

Ok. I’ll keep that in mind.

[@menglor1542]

They brought these over to make money for fisherman's that's why they be saying don't let your minnows go in to lake but until they eat it so it's a hot business now

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

My understanding is that the bighead and silver carp were brought over to clean up algae in ponds. Not to make money but yes it is one of the reasons why they don’t want you to release minnows.

[@amritpanda7947]

One advice to America suffering the problem. Fillet is like Indian style (vertically) make a Indian style curry . And eat it with rice . Pick up the bones while eating it adds adventure. You can learn about it in any Indian recipe

[@ankanhalder8341]

Bad advice. If one is not used to pick bones with hands then bones can get stuck in throat which can attract medical fees. Its no adventure to pick bones its annoying and one has to use hands to eat which westerners are not used to. Its better to find a way to take out bones first with some machinary stuff.

[@amritpanda7947]

@@ankanhalder8341 i mean it's not ilish it's not that hard.

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

I agree. One way we have prepared them is. By cutting them into rib pieces. The meat comes off nicely. Americans are just used salmon but that keeps changing as our population dynamics change.

[@amritpanda7947]

@@ThisIsAquaculture hope this menece ends ❤️

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

@@amritpanda7947 Dont see that happening anytime soon. Hopefully we make the best of the situation moving forward.

[@beastmode8089]

A.k.a Fishing for crap

[@ThisIsAquaculture]

I think you are undervaluing these fish. Yes it is a disaster but since we have them let's not waste the resource.