Facts: The California Sheephead

[@loganx1039]

These sheepheads are the only thing to help combat the purple sea urchin that have been eating most of socals kelp beds.

[@jokrwx3]

It looks cute when it seems curious ❤

[@CAyellowtail]

Great video and great eating

[@PierLifeFisherman]

Lol, it’s a trans fish

[@noahlawson8256]

Wonderful video i love sheepshead wrasse!

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Such cool fish. . .

[@theropodia]

I love your videos!

[@lucasmaxwell9885]

There is no commercial market for California Sheephead. So they are not in danger from commercial fishing...

[@dereksouthern3833]

There is a commercial market for Sheephead. They are typically sold in asian live fish markets. This page last updated on January 22, 2019 Section 52.10 of Title 14, California Code of Regulations establishes annual total allowable catches (TAC) for these species, and also allocates portions of these TACs to the recreational and commercial fisheries. TAC Commercial Allocation Recreational Allocation Sheephead 205,500 (lb) 75,200 (lb) 130,300 (lb)

[@kiaracrystal9503]

That fish is so cute when it eats it’s on food!!! 😆🙄🙍🏻‍♂️🐙🦀🦐🦑🐋🐟🐠🐳🐡🐬🦈🐙🦑🐠🐟🐳🐋🐬🦀🦐🦑🐡🐬🐠🐳🐟🐋🦈🦈🐠🐳🐡🦑🦑🦐🦀🦀🐙🐙🦐🦐🦈🐳🐬🐋🐟🐋🐳🐬🐠🐡🐡🐠🐟🐟🐠🐠🐡🐡🦈🐬🐳🐳🦈🦈🐬🐬🐋🐋🐟🐟🐟🐟🦀🦀🦀🐙🐙🦑🦑🦑

[@erikm8372]

I was snorkeling off San Clemente island when my dad was a Navy SEAL. There was a sheepshead that was very curious, even with spearfishing taking place around the islands. Also a very curious garibaldi that we fed frozen peas to. And btw sheepshead taste like chicken 🤷🏼‍♂️😆

[@andyxfish]

Good info!

[@heavyrain5949]

My favorite fish!

[@DREW-TO-THE-BEE]

You could have picked any fish but you picked a sheepshead

[@heavyrain5949]

@@DREW-TO-THE-BEE Yeah 😞

[@lvx_rose]

Awesome fish💯

[@Perch_Master_Nick]

The California Sheephead is a good fish to catch and to put on the frying pan.

[@davidgrant6472]

Yea you are never going to see ones that big being docile and curious where spearfishing is allowed.

[@davidmurphy4672]

I saw many do you even dive? I want to try and eat one.

replying to your comment as I am eating my speared sheepead that was bigger more docile and more curious than this one.

[@cramuel256]

@ please try not to spear too many of them, as they are important to keep urchins at bay.

@@cramuel256 5 a day is all I can do currently bud, and plus the 5 possession limit...don't worry, I don't cause any harm, it's the huge boats out on the bay that are netting the hell out of the ocean you want to talk to, not a selective breath holding spearfisherman.

[@cramuel256]

@ yeah I was more thinking of the commercial fishing, my head gets all mixed up and sometimes I'll be coming after the wrong person. Local fishermen like you are fine, the blasted commercial fisheries are the bigger problem. Don't take the stuff that I said personally, I just get really pissed about overfishing by bigger companies, destroys the damn environment.

[@delansick6865]

Probably the only fish that is focusing its eyeballs.

[@cuteButKindaDeadlyBreloom]

Trans fish represent

[@janicetseng5314]

i love catching and eating them

[@OliverurFace]

These fish are what the women from sol cal wish they could be

[@1810jeff]

Ohh I caught one of these when I was younger it was a female.

[@BADxxHABIT]

Mmm Mmm good! Delicious made in ceviche or fish cakes....

[@R.Oates7902]

The one looking into the camera is cute! The sex change is unusual. 🐟

[@matthewwelsh294]

Many fish species do this such as the clownfish and the whalefish

[@lilathellraiser8708]

imponente

[@lindabeaudoin4003]

Stop to kill those beautifull fish.Respect animals ... Who do you think you are "humans" you desyroy the planet fishing hunting ....😡😡😡😱😱😱😭😭😭

[@michag5561]

First LGBTQ+ fish 😮