21-04-2011, 02:57 AM
Hi all.
I am a commercial squid fisherman who owns and operate a 67 foot vessel out of Port Elizabeth. We have a crew of 26 who fish with hand lines and jigs. We fish during night and day; daytime mainly during summer from Nov till Feb when they spawn, and the whole year round in the night by attracting the squid with powerfull 2 to 3kw lights.
We catch anywhere from nothing to 8 ton per day using this method (8 ton being exceptional!). A good average would be between 400kg to 1000kg per day.
The industry is heavily regulated, with aprox 110 boats being issued with licences.
Our squid gets exported to Spain, Portugal, Japan and China amongst other countries. It is stated that the South African variety of squid is rated very highly regarding taste, texture and quality. I will post some pictures, and an amazing video of a very good nights fishing when i have better signal. (At sea at the moment off the Tsitsikamma coast.)
It is my intention to start a new career in marketing our squid on foreign shores during the next year, and will post info on this site and others as time goes by.
Thanks for an interesting site.
Regards
Johan Saunders.
e mail: [email="johansmail@vodamail.co.za"]johansmail@vodamail.co.za[/email]
I am a commercial squid fisherman who owns and operate a 67 foot vessel out of Port Elizabeth. We have a crew of 26 who fish with hand lines and jigs. We fish during night and day; daytime mainly during summer from Nov till Feb when they spawn, and the whole year round in the night by attracting the squid with powerfull 2 to 3kw lights.
We catch anywhere from nothing to 8 ton per day using this method (8 ton being exceptional!). A good average would be between 400kg to 1000kg per day.
The industry is heavily regulated, with aprox 110 boats being issued with licences.
Our squid gets exported to Spain, Portugal, Japan and China amongst other countries. It is stated that the South African variety of squid is rated very highly regarding taste, texture and quality. I will post some pictures, and an amazing video of a very good nights fishing when i have better signal. (At sea at the moment off the Tsitsikamma coast.)
It is my intention to start a new career in marketing our squid on foreign shores during the next year, and will post info on this site and others as time goes by.
Thanks for an interesting site.
Regards
Johan Saunders.
e mail: [email="johansmail@vodamail.co.za"]johansmail@vodamail.co.za[/email]