This story came from a friend from Alaska, I am sure that the conservationist have a hard time with this, but it is the Aboriginal way and should be respected. Nothing is wasted and it is perfectly legal. This is the way they feed their families.
It was up in Pt Barrow (furthest north city of Alaska) a couple of weeks ago when they landed 3 bow head whales. They harvested a 40 footer, a 34 footer and a 24 footer. That's a lot of sushi. They used a Cat to pull the 40 footer ashore. It weighted approximately 80,000 pounds (roughly 2,000 pounds a foot). They use heavy equipment to butcher and distribute these. This picture was on the beach about 3 hours after the first was landed. It is almost all distributed, you'll see the 4 wheelers and pickups for hauling it home where it is stacked in the front yard for the winter as it's always below freezing. They shoot any polar bears crazy enough to mess with their stash.
"Now that's fishing ;-)"
"Now that's fishing ;-)"
