It’s a fundraiser for an organization that is near and dear to many of our hearts here called the Chefs Collaborative.Ĭhef Jin Soo Yang walks in with cooler: Where would be the best place to put this thing?ĭavis: And we are exploring some alternative species to put on the table. Roman (Pacific) Skate, Romanesco Broccoli & Pasta SoupĬhef Piper Davis: Today we’re hosting a trash fish supper. Sauteed Sanddabs with Celeriac & Meyer Lemon Puree climate change that continues to warm ocean temperatures, and increase ocean acidification levels, both effects threaten fish populations.Ĭhef Kelly Myers, of Xico, prepares a Wolf Eel for the upcoming dinner.īelow are the 4 Portland (Oregon) chefs featured in the video, and the dishes they prepared for their local Trash Fish Dinner:.

lack of cohesive local, national, and international regulatory enforcement and standards for establishing sustainable harvest levels.

Illegal fishing that undermines the necessary established quotas to protect fish populations from becoming endangered.

They are also prone to damaging fragile, native marine environments diminishing fish habitat areas.

The type of fishing methods used: of particular concern, the large trawler vessels that harvest vast quantities of fish and bycatch (non-targeted fish caught unintentionally by commercial fishermen).

It involves not only the over-harvesting of certain popular fish species fish populations are also being threatened by a host of interrelated issues, including: The hope is, by creating desirable alternatives for less threatened “trash fish” (and other fish) lower on the food chain, this will help restore a more sustainable balance to fish population levels. Wolf-eels have been known to snap at fishermen and can inflict serious bites on scuba divers who spear them.Ĭonservation status: Wolf-eels are not threatened or endangered.Chef Jin Soo Yang, of Bamboo Sushi, holds an Ivory King Salmon fillet.įueled by heightened consumer demand, the larger, more popular fish are being overfished. Wolf-eels and people: Wolf-eel tastes good and is caught by scuba divers and fishermen. Young wolf-eels swim freely for up to two years then settle on the bottom until they begin their den life. Both parents guard the nest, and one always stays with the nest while the other looks for food. The eggs are fertilized as they are laid in clumps, and the female gathers the clumps up into a ball and wraps around them, turning them once in a while so that they all get enough oxygen. When the female is ready, the male coils around her. In courtship the male repeatedly bumps the female's belly. Wolf-eels form pairs when they are about four years old and first lay eggs when they are about seven years old.

Wolf-eels grab their prey, or animal hunted and killed for food, with their large front teeth and crush it with their molars. They hunt at dusk and dawn but also feed during the day. The young eat plankton.īehavior and reproduction: Wolf-eels hide and live alone or with a lifelong mate in a den. The young live in open water.ĭiet: Wolf-eels eat crabs, clams, mussels, sea urchins, sand dollars, and snails. Habitat: Wolf-eels live on deep rocky reefs in caves or crevices. Geographic range: Wolf-eels live along the coast of North America from Alaska to California.

Wolf eel eating