Fishing While Onboard Cargo Ships | Chief MAKOi Seaman Podcast episode 4

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I'm reviving the podcast segment in my channel! I'll also use it to tell short seafarer stories such as the one in this episode.
Fishing will always be a favorite past-time among seafarers. But toxins in the fish like Ciguatera can be dangerous and even life-threatening if not treated immediately.
Chief MAKOi
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Podcast episode 4

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@garyvigorito3289

I have never worked on a commercial vessel but I did live in the Florida Keys and on My sailboat all around the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Three things that I was taught. Never eat Barracuda or similar reef predators. Stay away from larger(older) reef fish as they are the ones most likely to get You in trouble. Never fish in ports. Thank You for Your great information.

@greenthing99100

Thank you Chief. We find you telling stories very enjoyable too.

@user-ix9rh6nh6k

In Capricornia Qld Australia we were brought up knowing Ciguatera as "Big Fish Poison". Any top-of-the-food chain fish can carry it, but big full sized adults were especially suspect. Our fish markets will not buy produce over a certain size. Our folk tale was you feed a sample to a cat. If the cat refused or got sick the meat had Ciguatera - cats were sensitive to the poison.

@FranciscoGomez-xl7sc

As a retired seafarer, we had near fatal incident when we ate contaminated fish. Our trade route is US and the Carribbean. Thanks for your stories, it brings back notable memories.

@victorvandillen5297

In Jamaica they test the fish by putting it outside in the sun. If flies pitch on it, it's good to go 😁👍😁

@locofurioso

In Puerto Rico we have this problem on aa frequent basis. I remember a story where the health department had issued a warning for Ciguatera and were doing restaurant inspections to see if the restaurants were following the law. On one such restaurant they found fish that were temporarily banned and informed the owner of the business . He was mad at the health inspector and to prove they were wrong cooked and ate one of these fish. He was dead by the time evening came. Don’t ignore this health hazard.

@TheEddyrose1

While we were anchored on an oil tanker in the Gulf of Mexico, a ship mate caught a barracuda and the chief cook (a Philipino) cooked it, delicious, nobody got sick. We ate the fish we caught in several ports throughout the world, it was alway a treat for us when we could eat fresh fish. I never knew about the danger at that time, this was many years ago. Love your videos, keep up the good work.

@Norbrookc

In the US, most of the fishing permits are controlled by the state whose waters you're in. I know in my state (NY), you can get licenses for limited periods, and, in a seafarer's case, get the marine fishing permit as well. It can even be done online. One of the reasons for the restrictions is to keep fish populations sustainable.

@tireballastserviceofflorid7771

About 12 or 14 years ago while i was living on St. Thomas usvi. We have raging cigutara in most fish. Had a cargo ship come through and catch a barracuda. 13 crew were airlifted. I believe 1 died but not sure. Anyway we call it fish poisoning and there is no cure. You get it, and those toxins are yours for life.

@inothome

When I was living in S Florida every so often you'd hear about someone eating fish infected with ciguatera. Was, like you said, mainly with reef fish or from the fish that eats the reef feeding fish.

@excuthiesboy

Thank you Chief - Great to have this kind of presentation again - Informative, educational, interesting and a good watch.

@2ndfloorsongs

Love your videos, and especially like the stories you tell. When I was growing up I lived on Galveston Bay near Houston Texas near the Houston ship channel. The biggest watercraft I've ever been on (except for the Battleship Texas museum ship) was my dad's 16-ft wooden sailboat which he built himself. I spent many days on the bay in that boat. As kids we would watch the big ships come up the Houston ship channel and always wave to the crew and they would wave back at us. I always wondered what it was like to work aboard those ships and now I know. Keep up the good work, your videos really add something to my life and I can tell your love of making them, it really shows through.

@aa-kv2pq

I remember being 2nd mate on a product tanker working the carribbean and I'm remember a ship from another company where all or nearly all the crew became sick from eating fish and our company put out memos about it and we had to discuss it at the next safety meeting