A visit to the Honolulu fish auction with Pierre Kleiber, Ph.D. fisheries biologist. We got up early for this field trip, as the bell rings at the fish market at 5:30 a.m. Pierre taught us that these swordfish and marlins below show up on the pallets with their bills cut off by the fishermen so that they take up less room.
He taught us about how the auctioneers and buyers assess the value of the fish. They look at color, size, freshness, oiliness, assess for parasites... The process happens early every morning, and it's over before 8 a.m. when the buyers then haul away their fresh fish on ice.
Below we are listening to Pierre teach us about the fish. You can see Grandpa is here with us taking in the sites! We're enjoying his company.
The fishing boats such as the Sea Dragon II are long line boats, with hooks baited every few feet along a line that extends out behind the boat. These boats stay out for up to two weeks before returning with their catch.
Moonfish in front of Silas, auction behind him. Booted buyers snatching up fresh catch!
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