Name: Russ Vetter
Title: molecular geneticist, physiologist, ecologist
Employer: NOAA
Place Southwest Fisheries
Quotes: “Tuna have always fascinated scientists because they are the most active, most highly evolved, most specialized, fish predators in the ocean”
Name: Scott Fletcher
Employer: Foundation
Date/Time: December 3, 2005/ 8:30-9:30AM
Place: Fisherman's Landing
Quotes: "And I had crimped on circle hooks, eagle claws, nino’s, different guys fish different things. But we were sorta forced to go back to traditional style fishing on this trip. None of the floral carbon or stealthy things like that."
Name: Frank Villelli
Employer: Fisherman on Royal Star
Date/Time: December 3, 2005/ 8:30-9:30AM
Place: Fisherman's Landing
Quotes: "I think it has a lot do with nature, the tides, the amount of food that the fish have, and obviously that food is what brings the fish in"
Title: Captain of the Royal Star
Date/Time: December
Place: Fisherman's Landing
Quotes: In regards to whether San Diego is the “capital” in the sport fishing industry.. “Yes, the long range fleet is a unique fleet. No where else in the world can you go on a trip for this duration and fish with live bait and catch the amount of big tuna that we do. It’s the only place in the world we can do.”
