How long does a swordfish live? What are the best methods to catch swordfish? Where do they go when they are not here? How old is a 50lb. Seabass? These are some of the topics that will be covered in today’s episode.
Today’s guest is Chugey Sepulveda of PIER, the Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research. Chugey is a fisherman and research scientist who holds a Ph.D. in Marine Biology from the University of California San Diego. Listen in to hear what Chugey has to say about his work studying white sea bass and swordfish, the importance of applied science in fisheries, and the deep dropping method of fishing for swordfish.
Topics Discussed in This Episode
Deep dropping in 2019
Chugey’s background in marine biology
White sea bass population cycles
The age of a 50-pound sea bass
What led to the transition in focus from sea bass to swordfish
Why there aren’t a lot of swordfish near the surface in some years
How to tell the difference between female and male swordfish
The reason for importing swordfish
What mousetrapping means
Integrating deep dropping into a fishing community
Why deep drop fishing is so effective
What swordfish eat
What to look for when choosing a swordfishing spot
What the tagging shows about which fish leave and which fish stick around all year
The distribution of weight in the swordfish
Studies on aging swordfish
How long swordfish can live
How the mythos of the swordfish applies to the deep drop technique
Whether swordfish school up
Minimizing discards
Fishing for opah
Why it took so long for California fishermen to start deep dropping
Quotes From the Show
“Any fish that gets together to spawn and spawns in a small little aggregation spot, makes them real susceptible to commercial gear. Also recreational gear.”
“Understanding how old a fish is at its maturity, that’s a real important question. That’s applied science.”
“When you’re harpooning when they’re not finning, I mean, that’s painful.”
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