[quote=las]
Most commercially caught fish, in addition to being deaders in the net, are tossed in a hold or tote without bonking or bleeding (if still alive) and not delivered or even iced for hours, then may spend up to 48 hours in an iced tote at the processors before being butchered.
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At least in Bristol Bay, the big companies are requiring RSW (refridg salt water) holds so the fish are basically on ice within 2-5 min of being caught.
If only...
RSW is far from instantaneous and saving a few bucks by not starting your system until you have to is a far-from-uncommon-practice... been there, seen that...
