Stella Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I am always hearing people ask if I eat fish. They seem the think because I keep them as pets I would not eat them. Well I do, I love fish! But I try to learn what is more appropriate off sustainable fish guide, and I refuse to eat whitebait (juvenile native fish) on conservation grounds. Anyone here not eat fish because they keep them as pets? Not eat certain fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinsonMassif Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I will eat whitebait. I think that there is a small season on it, it is sustainable, at least for now. I will only eat it if it has been caught recreationally. I don't like the idea of commercially fishing. For example Orange Roughy don't reach sexual maturity for 20-30 years. And they are commercially fished en masse. Personally I am against game fishing if it is catch and release. Putting fish through all that stress for personal gratification. Each to their own though, I don't force my opinion onto others who like fishing for sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 ill eat snapper when i go an catch it so ive had heaps in the last week been fishing a couple of times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 i wont eat fish FULLSTOP ive grown up wif my dad being ellergic to it so we never had it and just dont like the taste, but i love to go fishinig to put more fish in the fish tank lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seahorsemad Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I eat fish, but not in front of the fish tank. Thats just wrong LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 too rite I enjoy fishing and especially game fishing. Vinson 99% of game fishing fights are over in well under 30 minutes and the marlin swim away with no problems and what is so addictive is that you get so few. I know that American programs show them as hours long in the fight but thats not how most of it is done. I respect your view but disagree. Whitebait is with out a doupt, my favorite food... sorry, I seem to be disagreeing again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinsonMassif Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Fair enough Barrie. I have been game fishing twice. The first time I caught a yellowfin tuna which we smoked. Fresh smoked tuna and marlin are the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogod Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I think game fishing sucks, I eat fish tho :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Interesting that people hold Marlin (?) in such high regards. A trusty old snapper is a far more cunning fish that a marlin. Marlin have been caught on anything from bananas to hunks of rope and pieces of wood. Snapper are far brighter than that I can tell you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted March 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I prefer the idea of people hunting and fishing for THEIR OWN food, not for sport of to sell for obscene sums (whitebait are our most expensive fish). I find it quite disgusting the idea of 'sport' fishing where light tackle is used so the 'play' happens for as long as possible (so the fish doesn't break the line) to tire the fish before bringing it in. No excuse. Imagine if deer hunting involved a number of non-fatal hits over a period of time before finally killing it? VinsonMassif: how is 'sustainable, at least for now' sustainable? At least it is carefully timed so it hits the peak of the most common galaxiid species run, not the other species. I would like to see commercial whitebaiting better regulated or banned. That would make it properly sustainable and people could still get food for themselves. At the moment anyone can catch and sell whitebait. Given the way people fish for them, they often sitting in a bucket outside for many hours at a time, it is a wonder it isn't a public health nightmare... I guess I do my own form of catch-and-release. What we did this weekend as a big group catching native fish. Ok so we use nets not hooks, so the fish are undamaged, but it is stressful sitting in a bucket... I do try to be as ethical as possible and release them as quickly as possible. It is nice to see all the different opinions and practise of the wonderful quote "I disagree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefish Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I don't eat fish because I own them. That goes with every animal I own. So if I owned chickens, I wouldn't eat chickens. Thats why I'd never own chickens! lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I love fish, but i hate preparing it, ie fileting and cleaning. In fact i just got home from a day at the beach with a reasonable snapper. yum dinner tomorrow. Other than snapper and gurnard, everything else i catch goes back. I love fishing for the time out and are just as happy not catching a fish all day. Whitebait is ok, but i definately wouldnt pay the price it sells for, so unless i catch it, well i dont eat it. And i dont own a net, so i dont catch much at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Bah, Marlin or snapper...Gimme a halibut any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imsweet Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 In fact i just got home from a day at the beach with a reasonable snapper. yum dinner tomorrow. We have been out with the longline yesterday (southbeach) and today (karaka st) and only caught a kahawai [sp?] Good fun but. Enough for hubby's dinner tho, as i dont like the taste of fish. But i love fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I aint been having much luck at south beach this year. Heaps of Carpet sharks, 2 rays and heaps kawhai and only 3 snapper. Today i went to Waitotara beach by mussel rock. awesome day for it. Wish i took the kayak with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinsonMassif Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Sustainable for now - well anything might happen in the future. There habitat might become compromised so they spawn less. It could become severely polluted. Global climate change may affect the temperature so they breed less. I was merely thinking about possibilities that may come to pass that would mean the current quota etc. will not be viewed as sustainable any longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I only eat fish if someone gives me some fresh. Don't buy it in the supermarket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 i only eat fresh fish never from a supermarket or even takeaways as ive been sick from it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I am not a fish lover, never have been. I don't buy except haddock in batter occasionally. I will eat haddock and halibut if someone cooks it but wouldn't bother buying for myself. Probably the only fish that I can say I acutally tasted and HATED was salmon. Do not like trout either, tried smelt when I was a teen, last time I ate them. My mother used to make codfish fishcakes when I was growing up...YUCK HATED THEM TOO! Just not a big fan of fish! Now shellfish, mmm love lobster nice and hot and dipped in butter. Deep fried clams, scallops, shrimp. Tried mussels but not all that fussy for them. Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Visser Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 We have fish we have caught, not shop bought at least 2 a week BBQ or oven Grilled but not made in oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I love fish except for oysters and mussels (they don't really count as fish anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Hell yea! I eat plenty of fish - I must admit I hesitated a little the first time I caught a beautiful Blue Cod off the pier on Stewart Island, but boy, with a little butter and lemon juice that tasted good! So long as you eat what you catch, I don't see a problem with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I dislike the "White" fish, pefer the darker fleshed-fishes, ie, kahawai. Love shellfish, not so keen on oysters.... Especially those mountain ones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Love eating fresh Blue Cod can't beat it and also love other seafood. The one that really gets me is eating chicken in front of my parrots. I eat a lot less chicken now. Keeping parrots and fish has opened my eyes to how much these animals do know about what is happening to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Love eating fresh Blue Cod can't beat it and also love other seafood. The one that really gets me is eating chicken in front of my parrots. I eat a lot less chicken now. Keeping parrots and fish has opened my eyes to how much these animals do know about what is happening to them. Yep, I'd have to agree that a lot of animals are far more aware than what people generally want to admit. Over in the States there is a woman with some sort of mental/personality disorder who apparently has a talent for 'reading' animals feelings, and now designs 'low stress' slaughter houses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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