Comments on: Catch of the day http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/ hopping along the corridors of power Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:16:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: toad http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-50078 toad Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:52:29 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-50078 d4j: I just smacked myself in the headwith a stunned mullet, and realise you don't gove a hoot! Anyway, what about kahawai? Just saw heaps of them on sale in the local fish shop - both smoked and fresh. This is a potentially endangered species because we have overfished them. Why are they still being fished commercially? I have to say I enjoy eating kahawai, but only if I catch them myself. They shouldn't be available in the shop for $14 per kilo. Um, passed on the Orange Roughy, somewhat more expensive, and rightly so, as well. This is another species that we could well be fishing to extinction, because we as know so little about their life cycle and therefore their sustainability as a commercial fish catch. BTW, the term "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_King" rel="nofollow">fisher"</a> has been around since mythological Arthurian times.

d4j: I just smacked myself in the headwith a stunned mullet, and realise you don’t gove a hoot!

Anyway, what about kahawai? Just saw heaps of them on sale in the local fish shop – both smoked and fresh. This is a potentially endangered species because we have overfished them. Why are they still being fished commercially?

I have to say I enjoy eating kahawai, but only if I catch them myself. They shouldn’t be available in the shop for $14 per kilo. Um, passed on the Orange Roughy, somewhat more expensive, and rightly so, as well. This is another species that we could well be fishing to extinction, because we as know so little about their life cycle and therefore their sustainability as a commercial fish catch.

BTW, the term “fisher” has been around since mythological Arthurian times.

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]]> By: oldlux http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-50003 oldlux Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:09:40 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-50003 On the terms fisher or fisherman, I thought the term fisher had developed to refer to the amatuer kind. So fishermen are the serious professional kind and fishers the PC rest?

On the terms fisher or fisherman, I thought the term fisher had developed to refer to the amatuer kind. So fishermen are the serious professional kind and fishers the PC rest?

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]]> By: Ari http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49991 Ari Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:57:17 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49991
My god!

What the hell is a “fisher�?..are we that PC now that we dare not say fisherman?

Why should I change my language just to avoid being “PC”? I’ve always said “fisher”. Honestly BB, you overreact so easily.

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]]> By: dad4justice http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49980 dad4justice Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:10:16 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49980 I am a fisherman who loves putting out miles of rig nets and catching everything except Hectors. Got a problem with that then smack yourself in the head with a stunned mullet and see if I give a hoot.

I am a fisherman who loves putting out miles of rig nets and catching everything except Hectors.
Got a problem with that then smack yourself in the head with a stunned mullet and see if I give a hoot.

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]]> By: Sapient http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49975 Sapient Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:45:44 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49975 wouldint sea-dogs not be gender neutral? dog being male canine, wouldint sea-bitch be the female equivlent?

wouldint sea-dogs not be gender neutral? dog being male canine, wouldint sea-bitch be the female equivlent?

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]]> By: Kermit http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49965 Kermit Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:01:57 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49965 Hook, Line and Sinker Caught amongst sharks - without familiar faces anywhere - old snapper finally gum the bait and become part of the catch. After fifty or so summers of avoiding the trawl loneliness or a lapse in concentration is enough these days to make the front page obituaries.

Hook, Line and Sinker

Caught amongst sharks
- without familiar faces
anywhere -
old snapper
finally gum the bait
and become part of the catch.

After fifty or so summers
of avoiding the trawl
loneliness
or a lapse in concentration
is enough these days
to make the front page
obituaries.

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]]> By: big bro http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49962 big bro Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:51:26 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49962 StephenR Says: July 17th, 2008 at 3:08 pm I’m inclined to blame America There's a surprise!

StephenR Says:

July 17th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
I’m inclined to blame America

There’s a surprise!

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]]> By: Bucolic Old Sir Henry http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49956 Bucolic Old Sir Henry Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:30:37 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49956 No, "batters" is an Australianism, and to be deprecated by the fastidious.

No, “batters” is an Australianism, and to be deprecated by the fastidious.

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]]> By: StephenR http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49954 StephenR Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:08:33 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49954 I'm inclined to blame America ;-)

I’m inclined to blame America ;-)

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]]> By: big bro http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49951 big bro Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:59:02 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49951 At the end of the day (ya gotta love clichés) I can live with "fisher" but I draw the line at this PC crap when it infests the great game of Cricket. Cricket has BATSMEN..its does not have "batters", it makes my blood boil to hear the great unwashed (those who know nothing about the game) describing a piece of play and using the term "batter". "Batters" play baseball and the far inferior game of softball. Right...rant over, continue on with your work.

At the end of the day (ya gotta love clichés) I can live with “fisher” but I draw the line at this PC crap when it infests the great game of Cricket.

Cricket has BATSMEN..its does not have “batters”, it makes my blood boil to hear the great unwashed (those who know nothing about the game) describing a piece of play and using the term “batter”.

“Batters” play baseball and the far inferior game of softball.

Right…rant over, continue on with your work.

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]]> By: turnip28 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49950 turnip28 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:55:19 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49950 I like to think of Big Bro as an old salty Sea-Dog with a wooden leg.

I like to think of Big Bro as an old salty Sea-Dog with a wooden leg.

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]]> By: Dangermoose http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49946 Dangermoose Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:32:59 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49946 and it wasn't frog who said fisher...it was the old sea-dogs at Seafood Magazine. Sea-dogs is also a gender neutral term. Fish wifes isn't. Which is ironic because isn't that exactly what big bro sounds like?

and it wasn’t frog who said fisher…it was the old sea-dogs at Seafood Magazine. Sea-dogs is also a gender neutral term.
Fish wifes isn’t. Which is ironic because isn’t that exactly what big bro sounds like?

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]]> By: StephenR http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49944 StephenR Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:19:49 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49944 i find 'fisher' less cumbersome myself. AaronC would love this thread.

i find ‘fisher’ less cumbersome myself.

AaronC would love this thread.

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]]> By: turnip28 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49941 turnip28 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:14:44 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49941 shouldn't it be fisher-person

shouldn’t it be fisher-person

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]]> By: StephenR http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49940 StephenR Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:11:29 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49940 *snort* lol nothing when you know you're talking about women, but when frog used 'fishers' it was in the general sense, which is all-encompassing and thus more accurate. I don't think i'd want to be seen as separate and distinct from fisher-men if i was a fisher(woman), but that's another story for a very, very rainy day.

*snort* lol nothing when you know you’re talking about women, but when frog used ‘fishers’ it was in the general sense, which is all-encompassing and thus more accurate.

I don’t think i’d want to be seen as separate and distinct from fisher-men if i was a fisher(woman), but that’s another story for a very, very rainy day.

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]]> By: big bro http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49939 big bro Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:01:48 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49939 Whats wrong with fisher woman or fisher shelia?

Whats wrong with fisher woman or fisher shelia?

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]]> By: StephenR http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49938 StephenR Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:49:06 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49938 Well it'd (fishermen) be a pretty stupid label if woman fished too now wouldn't it.

Well it’d (fishermen) be a pretty stupid label if woman fished too now wouldn’t it.

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]]> By: big bro http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49936 big bro Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:43:16 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49936 My god! What the hell is a "fisher"?..are we that PC now that we dare not say fisherman?

My god!

What the hell is a “fisher”?..are we that PC now that we dare not say fisherman?

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]]> By: Bucolic Old Sir Henry http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49934 Bucolic Old Sir Henry Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:34:25 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49934 Ever seen a stingray take off when frightened? They can flap away over the surface at great speed, and would tow most fishermen (or at least their gear) away with them.

Ever seen a stingray take off when frightened? They can flap away over the surface at great speed, and would tow most fishermen (or at least their gear) away with them.

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]]> By: Ari http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49930 Ari Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:24:52 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/17/catch-of-the-day/#comment-49930 I'd like to see how these amateur fishers are bagging Orcas... the mental image of one of those on the end of a fishing line is just hilarious.

I’d like to see how these amateur fishers are bagging Orcas… the mental image of one of those on the end of a fishing line is just hilarious.

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