The Old Man Of The Mountain, Live Free Or Die

Vicious Cycle: Whiskey, Women And Water

Though one might immediately think this episode is about the Granite State. Our story takes place about as far away from New Hampshire as one can possibly get and still be in the United States. Joe Dettling at nearly 76 years old is the longest running sea mountain fisherman and the earliest pioneer of the Hawaii based fishery. Joe tells us about his first trip to the sea mountain and how he came to invent what is commonly known as danglers around Hawaii today. Joe educates us about how Carbon Monoxide treated fish have became common place in our restaurants and stores. Surprisingly and remarkably the process was actually accidental discovered in Kona Hawaii on Yellow Fin Tuna fillets Joe himself caught! Joe also explains what he believes are the historical mistakes that our governing bodies made which lead to not protecting inshore fisherman and allowing DOB ( Detained On Board) crewmen into the Hawaiian fishing industry. Joe also takes on hard subjects very honestly about Hawaii's fisheries of today. We talk about the bad reputation Hawaii is beginning to see in the market place in regards to quality. We also discuss the over fishing of the critically threatened Western Pacific Striped Marlin stock. This interview ended up being nothing like I thought it would be before I started it. What I thought would be wild tales of giant fish and limitless seas was anything but that for the most part. Most of Joe's story is a sobering reminder of how just how far down today's fish stocks are compared to thirty years ago. This interview is long, but there is so much gold in it I couldn't see cutting it down. Joe passionately speaks of his fishing career but tells a cautionary tale of how far down a fishery can become. Most of this interview I just listened which is my recommendation to any young fisherman when a man with this much experience opens up to you. Even if you think you know Joe Dettling you probably don't know this side of him. I'm incredible grateful that he took the time to sit down with me and tell his story. I think this interview is perfectly timed with the trending Netflix documentary #seaspiracy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kenton-geer/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kenton-geer/support