Commercial Crab Harvester Fined $20,000 for Fishing in a Closed Contaminated Area

[agentaqua]

http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?mthd=index&crtr.page=1&nid=1112189

 

[TheBigGuy]

Pretty sad, with the price of shellfish I'm sure a large percentage is illegally harvested. I think the oriental restaurants are a huge market for illegally harvested shellfish and other species of fish that are closed to harvest. I haven't read a report of a restaurant being busted for selling sturgeon lately, but I'm sure it's a pretty common "off menu" practice with big money to be made.

I would never order a dish with clams, or crab in a restaurant for fear it came from a contaminated source. I think it a huge issue that makes massive money for poachers who have little fear of prosecution because of budget cuts for enforcement on the water. I think the problem is far, far larger than most people suspect because of the huge prices for shellfish these days. Also, some people have absolutely no regard for the fact a species is closed for harvest and will actually pay a premium in a restaurant to eat a species restricted from harvest. I'm sickened by these stories, and I'm sure many people are physically sickened by unknowingly eating these polluted illegally harvested species every year.

 

[Dogbreath]

Pretty sad, with the price of shellfish I'm sure a large percentage is illegally harvested. I think the oriental restaurants are a huge market for illegally harvested shellfish and other species of fish that are closed to harvest. I haven't read a report of a restaurant being busted for selling sturgeon lately, but I'm sure it's a pretty common "off menu" practice with big money to be made.

Sturgeon is widely available legally it's ethically raised on the Sunshine Coast/has been for years.

I've eaten it a number of times quite dense flesh with a distinct muddy flavour not my favourite but it's often in the Bouillabaisse @ The Fish Counter up on Main St

I would never order a dish with clams, or crab in a restaurant for fear it came from a contaminated source. I think it a huge issue that makes massive money for poachers who have little fear of prosecution because of budget cuts for enforcement on the water. I think the problem is far, far larger than most people suspect because of the huge prices for shellfish these days. Also, some people have absolutely no regard for the fact a species is closed for harvest and will actually pay a premium in a restaurant to eat a species restricted from harvest. I'm sickened by these stories, and I'm sure many people are physically sickened by unknowingly eating these polluted illegally harvested species every year.

I eat them all/have for years and never had any issue.

 

[TheBigGuy]

Sturgeon is widely available legally it's ethically raised on the Sunshine Coast/has been for years.

I've eaten it a number of times quite dense flesh with a distinct muddy flavour not my favourite but it's often in the Bouillabaisse @ The Fish Counter up on Main St


I eat them all/have for years and never had any issue.

That's great that there are legal sources for Sturgeon locally now. I didn't know that was available, thanks for the info. I guess that has hopefully cut down on the poached Sturgeon sold illegally in some restaurants. There used to be regular stories of prosecutions for that, but I haven't heard a report about that in a while.

 

[BigHog]

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-08-17/it-s-up-to-china-to-save-asia-s-oceans

What a novel concept!