Thanks, Thomas! There were a lot! Shame there's not an easy way to deal with them.

Thanks Raven!👍

Thank you Mark for the kind words. It's fun to share this with people and show them our world. It's also a blessing to be able to work with my family. All the best to you and your loved ones.

Thank you! We are glad you enjoy it.

Thank you Paul. Glad you enjoyed it.

Love the over view from high up.

Hi Joseph, Thanks for watching! Sadly, no salmon seining for us this year. I do have a video planned putting together unused footage from last year. We do catch some subsistence salmon in our gill net though, check it out! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gZili7CK19HOln0.html More to come as well.

I guess im randomly asking but does any of you know of a tool to get back into an instagram account..? I was dumb lost the login password. I love any tricks you can give me.

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@Brooks Charlie thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and I'm trying it out atm. Seems to take a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

@Brooks Charlie it worked and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy! Thanks so much you really help me out!

Thanks, Rodney!

Awesome. We sure love it up here. Have a great summer if you get back up!

Thanks for watching and commenting jurassic! We're glad to share the process.

@@EISAlaska New Subscriber on deck.

Welcome aboard jurassicsushi!

Thank you Ray, glad you enjoyed it.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for watching!

Hi, littlegoobie! Since this video we've picked up a set of polarized lenses. Hopefully get some sweet shots this year!

Thanks Tom! We try to keep things simple and clean, we've got a lot to learn about seining still.

It thrusts bubbles down into the water which spooks the salmon back into the belly of the net. It keeps them from running out before we close and purse up.

Yeah, one of the smallest in the salmon fleet. Although she has her limitations, we make it work.

@@EISAlaska I was a limit seiner back in the day, so its a bit of a shock to see your boat lol. However, this is one of the best overall videos for explaining to people how seining works. You even see the purse line early in the set if you look really close.

Appreciate the comment, Don! We don't pretend to be experienced seiners, only been doing it a couple years. But I'm glad we can impart some knowledge clearly and accurately.

Thanks

Many thanks!

We are plunging a stream of bubbles into the water which spooks the fish into the belly of the net.

@@EISAlaska oh wow, thanks for the response. I’ve just learned something new 👍🏿

Yea, sadly there is no effective way to dump them as they are so fragile. Can't pick out the salmon over the side either, the jellies cover them up, and you'll miss a lot of fish. Thanks for your comment, David.

Jelly fish literally make clones of themselves they are biologically immortal and feel no pain

@@gavinc2827 I am.. inevitable.

Jellies are so lame, and that was a small bag. Sometimes the whole money bag is full! Glad you enjoyed watching and be safe at the factory!

I've had jellyfish and it's really good. I hope Americans can get into eating jellyfish sometime, it'd help balance out populations IMO if fishermen had a bit of incentive to keep them

Bull kelp patch.

Thank you Samantha! 👍

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Lol, but you know what they say about boats. Thanks for watching Maryanne.

@@EISAlaska BOAT = Bust Out Another Thousand, as they say. Im just watching this because I've always wanted a boat. Imma just buy a cheap bass, jon, or sail boat off craigslist so I can do some rod fishing on weekends. It's been a life-long dream and I've been doing so well this year I think I'm going to be able to manage it really soon

Sounds fun man, good luck out there!

Not sure Jeffery. We are in Kodiak. Haven't seen a boat by that name here.

Cheers!

Hi Aditya. Thanks for the comments and your concern about bycatch. This is always an issue that is forefront in our minds and very important to the health and sustainability of our fisheries. We do our best to minimize bycatch and be the best stewards of the resource and our environment. However there are times it is unavoidable. If the mesh is any bigger on these nets, the salmon simply swim through. Also what you don't see in this video is that as we haul the net in, the jellyfish get trapped in pockets, and we periodically roll them out of the net. If we don't the weight from the jellyfish will sink the corkline and all the fish escape. Also bear in mind, there are literally millions of jellies in a single bay. So many in fact, that you can see schools of them stretching a mile or more turning the bay a greenish-white color. This in no way jeopardizes the health our our ecosystem. Farmed fish on the other hand does. It relies heavily on wild forage fish as feed. Fish that are near the bottom of the food chain and provide the foundation to so many other species. Net pens that are situated in protected bays and inshore waters that lack adequate tidal flushing to carry away all the feces and waste generated by hundreds of thousands of fish crammed into small pens. Farms that poison the surrounding waters with antibiotics in an attempt to control disease and parasites, that in turn infect wild runs. Farms that threaten wild runs when net pens are destroyed by storms and captive fish escape, ending up in spawning grounds and diluting the natural gene pool. This is why the great State of Alaska banned all fish farming. We have very closely regulated fisheries that rely on science based management. Opening and closing fishing areas based on escapement to insure those resources will be available for generations to come. I hope you consider this when you purchase seafood. Supporting small family fishing operations that depend and protect the resources over huge multinational corporations that are only profit driven and accountable to their shareholders. Thanks again for watching and your questions and comments. Be safe and best wishes!

We still have all our salmon gear including the permit. The winch just bolts up to the stainless strips just forward of the hatch so it is easy to drop on or remove. We plan to fish salmon again, but likely just to process our own catch and maybe some pinks if the price is ok.

No. This is on Kodiak Island. Hidden Falls is in Southeast Alaska.

That is called a plunger. It drives the fish back into the net so they don't swim out the end.

@@EISAlaska ahh thanks for the info love the videos keep up the great work.

That is a plunger. It makes a loud pop and bubbles that scare the salmon away from the opening of the net and prevent them from escaping.

@@EISAlaska Makes sense, thanks! Good work, keep the videos coming, please.

The only size limit for salmon is for kings in portions of the Kodiak area. King salmon over 28" may not be retained.

Thanks Indiana. That farmed fish is also terrible for the environment. The wastes generated at the net sites, disease, and also relying on wild forage fish for the feed pellets. Thank you for pointing out the quality. We try to care for our catch in the best way possible, and deliver the highest quality product to our customers.

@@EISAlaska Thank you for your conscientious philosophy in the care you take making your living.

Thank you Valerie for the kind words. It's important to respect our resources.

Exactly! It makes sound and also pushes bubbles into the water, spooks them back into the net.

Hi! The first song is Coast - Silent Partner and the second song is Thug Dub - Quincas Moreira. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed!

All dead.

Hi Indiana. The stocks are doing fairly well. Management here is very complex and science based, so they do a good job. The biggest factors lately are environmental, with elevated ocean temperatures and very little rain last summer. So far things seem more normal this winter with lots of cold and snow. We really appreciate your comments, and thank you for watching.

Hi fishing4life. We are on Kodiak, Island. It's about 250 miles south of Anchorage.

@@EISAlaska oh I visit alaska in the summer and I go to homer it's a beautiful place

Thanks for the heads up. We realized that we might be putting ourselves at risk by publishing this, we spoke to local enforcement about this particular instance, and they said we were fine. We are direct market fishermen and wanted to share this with our customers and family to show the different elements of commercial fishing. We agree the law should be loosened up. Thanks for watching, and commenting, we appreciate it!

Four, but only two run. LOL

@@EISAlaska can i work with you,im indonesian fisherman.i have experience in local and overseas fishing vessel.i have seaman book,basic safety training and passport

LOL. Yep no big rush here.

@@EISAlaska haha im guessing since it was late in season and you weren't setting on jumpers that set was made more to just make the video anyway. "if the block aint turnin we aint earnin" lol

Thankfully we don't have those here. The big red jellies do sting, but nothing like a Portuguese. Get caught by those and its Game Over. You are lucky you avoided it.

They're a real pain!

Thanks Thim!

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No. This is how a small business survives. Pull your head out of the sand.

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