Yesterday afternoon we drove 10kms to the beach at Miramar [suburb of Guaymas] to watch the harvesting of the Humboldt Squid. This squid is fished in the Sea of Cortez near Guaymas and is brought to the beach to be distributed to parts of Mexico as well as other countries.
We understand that at night the fishermen entice the squid to the surface with lights and the men harpoon them. They then spend the better part of the day separating the arms from the main body - these are sold separately and not as one fish. Once back at the beach, the men fork the cleaned parts into plastic crates which are immediately weighed and thrown into either refrigerated trucks or small half tons, depending on where the market is.
We enjoyed the afternoon very much even though the procedure looked a little crude and primitive. In reality, it is an efficient operation that has probably been going on for years.
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Humboldt squid!! Can't say I have seen much squid in Humboldt!! :-)
Sounds like you two are having a great time......only -40 degrees here...what a winter blast! Send some warm weather this way!
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