Why is halibut so expensive?

[tlongII]

I don't get it. You can't even find restaurants that serve halibut fish & chips anymore. Are halibut becoming more scarce?

[baseline bum]

I thought it was just because it's fucking awesome. You gotta be a moron to take a piece of halibut and cover it in shitty batter and deep fry it though.

[mouse]

The answer is easy, post this topic in the politics forum and you will find its Obama's fault.

[Wild Cobra]

Maybe they were all irradiated from the Japanese ordeal.

[mouse]

what lazy ass that lives in Portland cant fish?

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

The guys who did that movie Swordfish will tell you that Halle tits are way more expensive.

[Wild Cobra]

what lazy ass that lives in Portland cant fish?
I'll bet more than 90% of the people who live in Portland don't know how to fish. Besides, the Willamette river is so polluted, I doubt anyone would fish it except for places farther upstream.

[Wild Cobra]

The guys who did that movie Swordfish will tell you that Halle tits are way more expensive.
Did mean to say the Halle-Butt?

[boutons_deux]

google "halibut stocks collapse"

pretty much true for all food fish. Industrial fishing and factory ships are killing just about all major fish stocks to collapse or imminent collapse.

eg:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse_of_the_Northern_Cod_Fishery

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overfishing

Huge fish stocks go to feed domestic cats, which return the favor by killing 100Ms/year of birds.

Develop a taste for garbage fish Asian carp and Snakehead, two invasive species taking over American rivers and lakes.

[Sportcamper]

Tlong- The good stuff is not really on the store shelves yet…I have noticed that the Fresh Alaskan Halibut has only been available for a few summer months then it’s back to the thin cut frozen…I blame the commercial fishing industry & the USA for not expanding & protecting its ocean borders…Amazes me that the guy fishing with one rod is scrutinized by the U.S. Fish & game and Japanese drift netters do what they want…

[tlongII]

That would be shame if it's being over-harvested. Halibut is an awesome tasting fish.

[silverblk mystix]

Try some Orange Roughy for awhile...pretty damn tasty...

[The Reckoning]

Did mean to say the Halle-Butt?


well you got half the joke right. ill give you that.

[The Reckoning]

i used to catch flounder nonstop on the gulf coast, but i havent caught one in years...even in november. maybe its a migratory thing...or overfishing. damned vietnamese.

[silverblk mystix]

...as long as we never run out of seafood for SUSHI...

then it's ok...

[leemajors]

it's definitely not going to start getting cheaper.

[leemajors]

i used to catch flounder nonstop on the gulf coast, but i havent caught one in years...even in november. maybe its a migratory thing...or overfishing. damned vietnamese.

flounder gigging is fucking fun.

[The Reckoning]

hell yeah drink a six pack then run reckless abandoned with a flashlight on a sandbar :lol


my neighbor is supposed to take me spearfishing in the gulf, but i dont know how he does it since the visibility is so poor.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Halibut is a bottom feeder it sits on the ocean floor and sifts through crap and eats it. It's full of worms and parasites not a good fish to eat anyway.

[tlongII]

Halibut is a bottom feeder it sits on the ocean floor and sifts through crap and eats it. It's full of worms and parasites not a good fish to eat anyway.

Wrong! :lol

[DJ Mbenga]

my cheap ass settles for swai fillet.

[SnakeBoy]

Try some Orange Roughy for awhile...pretty damn tasty...

Try again...they are a slow growing deep water fish that is not a sustainable food fish. Their populations are already collapsing. Not suprising for a fish that takes 25 years to reach maturity.

[tlongII]

Try again...they are a slow growing deep water fish that is not a sustainable food fish. Their populations are already collapsing. Not suprising for a fish that takes 25 years to reach maturity.

You talking about the roughy or the halibut? Or both?

[SnakeBoy]

Roughy

[CheapBastard]

my cheap ass settles for swai fillet.

tilapia :tu

[SnakeBoy]

Tilapia is actually pretty good. Another really good farm raised fish is Pacu. If you ever see Pacu ribs on the menu try them, they are awesome.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Wrong! :lol

No your wrong they are bottom feeders look it up fool. I used to work as a cook and would filet them all the time filled with worms.

[tlongII]

No your wrong they are bottom feeders look it up fool. I used to work as a cook and would filet them all the time filled with worms.

Oh I know they are bottom fish. Alaskan halibut is one of the best-eating fish in the world though.