Alaskan Fish Traps

Subject: Alaskan Fish Traps
From: magician
Date: 02 Nov 00 - 07:57 AM

One of the inshore fishermen from Staithes, North Yorkshire is wanting to start using the Alaskan Fish Trap method of catching fish on the grounds it's more 'fish friendly'. He's already got some of the traps but can't find any help on the best way to use them. Can anyone help or point him in the right direction?

Subject: RE: Alaskan Fish Traps
From: Jed at Work
Date: 02 Nov 00 - 11:37 AM

up

Subject: RE: Alaskan Fish Traps
From: GUEST,Matt_R
Date: 02 Nov 00 - 11:38 AM

Talking Alaskan Fish Trap Blues!

Subject: RE: Alaskan Fish Traps
From: Ebbie
Date: 02 Nov 00 - 12:27 PM

Depending on where he is- and whether he is Native American- he may find it's not legal.

But 'tis true- if I were stranded along a shoreline or at a river, I'd go for the fish trap- let the current do the fishing.

Ebbie

Subject: RE: Alaskan Fish Traps
From: Tig
Date: 03 Nov 00 - 05:37 PM

Thanks for your message Ebbie.

They want to seafish as there are now only five boats fishing out of Staithes which is on the North Sea coast of the UK and they want to conserve what fish stocks they can rather than bringing everything out dead.

The problem is that no one in Britain seems able to offer help, advice or tell them of any regulations so if you know which powers that be in Alaska they could contact either post it on this thread or send a PM to me or the magician.

Subject: RE: Alaskan Fish Traps
From: Greg F.
Date: 03 Nov 00 - 06:00 PM

You could try the Alaska Department of Fisheries & Game:
CLICK HERE

Subject: RE: Alaskan Fish Traps
From: Ebbie
Date: 04 Nov 00 - 03:46 AM

I've never heard of using fish traps in salt water, only in fresh, but then I don't know everything. I'm with Greg- I'd start with Fish and Game.

Ebbie