I Thought Lenny Rudow was the Iron Man of Tuna
I guess was wrong. An old school video of commercial tuna fishing on the West Coast. As bad as this may seem from a carnage standpoint, it’s nothing compared to today’s commercial harvest causing the extinction of the bluefin. According to the Discover Magazine website, only 41,000 breeding adults remain in the Atlantic bluefin stock.
Which is why people are calling for a bluefin tuna trade ban.
From a recreational standpoint, the question is what type of fishing restrictions would you support? Because, as bluewater guru Lenny will tell you, fishing for bluefin tuna is one of the most exciting things going in offshore fishing.
Here’s a link to the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Proposed Quotas for 2010, with public comment open until January 4, 2010.
