Seal Bite

[GregAndrew]

Originally Posted by dos ballenas

I have eaten plenty of fish that sea lions have molested, and so far I'm fine. But there is always the potential for concern as sea lions are mammals and the possibility for disease transfer is real.

That said, and more importantly, returning "uneaten catch to the sea" is something that I hope doesn't happen very often! This is actually illegal, and should never happen. If you are tossing out fish that could have been eaten you need to start rethinking your harvesting practices. That old saying take only what you can use is something that many people forget. Not trying to call you out on this.... just wanted to point this out as I fear it happens far too often in our fishing community which is sad and a waste of resources.

Giving away fish to your neighbors is very similar to throwing out old frozen fish in my opinion. I used to justify killing by giving fish to a few of my neighbors. But I stopped doing this after I learned that most of my neighbors immediately toss the fish into their freezer and FORGET about it... then after a few months they throw it in the trash. I still give some fish away, but only to people that I KNOW will eat it fresh. Freezing fish always leads to waste.

And never give unprepared fish to people that ask you either how to cook it or how you like to cook it. They are the ones most likely to waste it, in one way or another.