Thread: Show of volunteers

What I don't like about mentioning the cleaning tables is that I think it will virtually guarantee that the first "remedy" applied will be the removal of the cleaning tables, NOT allowing us to take sharks. After about two years when the sharks are still around they might allow us to take sharks.

BTW, I rarely use the cleaning tables, they are not a big deal to me, but the sharks are.

I personally don't think removing the cleaning station is a cure for the problem. They have been there since the pier was opened in 2009 and the sharks didn't start showing up till 2013. The pier was closed for a week in October after the Hurricane and the first day out the sharks were still there. I've fished a bunch last year and when there weren't any Spanish we didn't see any sharks. I think we have a family of sharks that just know from years past that if they hang around the pier there is a meal to be had. We just need to be allowed to thin them out. I don't mind having a few around but when 5-6 sharks get after your fish that's too many for you to have much of a chance at landing them.

Originally Posted by frednic

What I don't like about mentioning the cleaning tables is that I think it will virtually guarantee that the first "remedy" applied will be the removal of the cleaning tables, NOT allowing us to take sharks. After about two years when the sharks are still around they might allow us to take sharks.

BTW, I rarely use the cleaning tables, they are not a big deal to me, but the sharks are.

I bring my own cutting board and bleach solution these days, but I sure would like to deck a blacktip... After loosing countless tackle I deserve some satisfaction


However sometimes i feel like we are

I'm just throwing stuff out to see what sticks.
Good points about tables gone vs thinning out sharks.

I seldom if ever use those nasty tables.
I take it home.

I'm up for helping out , who do I call , and what's there number,

Originally Posted by Mr. Cleland

So we are for removal of the cleaning stations? Just curious.. what are we to do with the carcasses or guts when we get ready to leave? Will there be a trash bin or will be simply take them home and gut em there?

I'm not in favor of doing away with the cleaning stations. I favor pier personnel sanitizing the area daily as part of their routine and that was part of my communication. I truly think that at $9.00 per person, they should be able to keep the cleaning table sanitized, at least (since we are talking about food preparation). Otherwise -- what do all of those dollars go toward? Same question with regard to the reinstallation of the pier lights. That should have been done long ago and with ALL of the people paying nine bucks each, it really should be a first class operation.

Originally Posted by jollymon

I'm up for helping out , who do I call , and what's there number,

Go back to the start of this discussion. It's available there.

Originally Posted by ChileRelleno

I'm just throwing stuff out to see what sticks.
Good points about tables gone vs thinning out sharks.

I seldom if ever use those nasty tables.
I take it home.

Yeah but there are the many visitors who can't take their catch back to the hotel room to clean. I take my own cutting board, which works great for me, but I'd still like for pier personnel to sanitize the area regularly. If that were to be a daily task, visitors to the area (as well as locals who don't want to bury fish remains in their yard) could have a viable and sanitary cleaning area.

Regarding sharks - I think that thinning the local "smart-shark" population would lessen the number of ravages on hooked mackerel. I think that it's worth a try and if it doesn't work, then - maybe try something else.

About the sharks, another thing I am putting in my email letter is that the spinners and blacktips (mackerel eaters) are attracting tigers, bulls, and hammerheads which are dangerous to humans. I doubt very seriously that 12 foot tiger that hung around a couple of years ago was looking for Spanish mackerel.

I hate to see the cleaning tables get mentioned as a part of the shark problem, since as was pointed out, the tables long pre-date the shark problem. When it comes to the cleaning tables, I think they should be rebuilt or replaced to eliminate the problem with the uncleanliness. They are poorly designed by someone who didn't have any experience with making cleaning tables in the first place. Yeah, I'll put that in my email.