This is how slime eels get packed.
Slime Eel Packing Table, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
My View of Life on the Dock
The slime eels enter the inverted cones and then can’t escape.
Slime Eel Traps, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Note how he manages to dump the barrel of slime eels with the cigarette hanging out of his mouth.
Rockstar!
Impressive!, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Dumping Barells Of Slime Eels, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Preparing To Pack Slime Eels, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Picking up the last of the spilled barrel of slime eels. I sure hope he’s making good money.
Crew Picks Up spilled Slime Eels, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Boom Truck Operator Guides Slime Eel Barrels, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Barrels of Slime Eels Loaded Onto Truck, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Boom Truck Unloads Slime Eel Barrels, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Up they come, two barrels at a time. Slime and all.
Anyone want a job unloading these bad boys?
Slime Eel Barrels Hoisted Over The Rail, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Not much turns my stomach in the fish business. I can deal with rotten fish, stinky bait and all that.
A few things still get to me though- maggots and slime eels. I wretch every time. Ughhhhh!
Crew Member Picks Up Spilled Slime Eels, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Possibly The Nastiest Job In America, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
The barrels are pulled out of the hold and placed on deck to be hoisted by the boom truck.
Slime Eel Barrels Ready To Go, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Note about 1/3 of the way through the video when the barrel gets hung up and splashes the slime on the mate.
NASTY!
Here’s the Fishing Vessel Princess Laura who primarily is rigged to catch slime eels.
The Princess Laura Slime Eel Boat, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
You put a little zugu on there and a loaf of Sclafani’s bread and you got yourself a meal!
Slime Eels, originally uploaded by captjoe06.