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BROTHER JOHN'S LETTER ON FISH AND JIM'S REPLIES
ON FISH:
Holy Mackerel !!! I have just now finished reading your presentation on Carp Catchers Co-op. This info sure looks to me like $50,000. worth of work. It's closer to $125,000. I'm glad that someone is interested enough to fund it. EPA turned down my application for $300,000 for the working drawings; that's now on appeal.. I have no funding at present, but am working on it. Exactly how are you going to cash in on the profit? I do not intend to “cash in” personally. I intend to use as much of the huge profits as possible for my other inventions and ventures – all to help raise the quality of life for the members of the worker cooperatives I intend to create and build.
I've made several projections. The Fleet is capable of harvesting 4000 pounds per hour. That makes about 12 million pounds a year of fish, of which 90% are Asian carp. The net yield in pan-ready packages is about 4.4 million pounds. Each of the 50 members of CCC who are workers will earn from between $40,000 per year to $80,000 per year plus free room and board, free medical, paid two week to four week vacations and time off for personal needs, plus a commissary where stuff is sold at cost. In addition, each member will have a mandatory savings/retirement account equal to between 20 and 40 percent of base pay, which is paid to the member upon retirement in 60 equal installments plus 5% interest. CCC will pay allowances to folks who have financial needs – children, elderly parents, folks with disabilities, kids going to college, etc.
The fleet will accept couples with or without children. Children will be “home schooled” aboard ship, free of cost to the members. Fisherfolk will get to visit a different river port every weekend from Friday night to Sunday night. CCC will donate ten percent of its net yield to local food banks and food charities to help the poor.
We intend to recruit folks of all ages, sexes, ethnic background and languages. We will recruit folks with disabilities. On top of all this, every evening, free entertainment will be available – some live and some DVD. Your very kind gift of the Cousteau documentaries will be a real treat.
The few people who I know that have eaten Carp have reported that the fish is quite boney and not much flavor. They did NOT eat Asian carp; they ate common carp or buffalo carp. These latter carp are bottom feeders and have many small bones. Asian carp are a whole different species. They feed on plankton found in the top layer of river and lake water and taste like cod with a mild flavor. They have large 3" and 4” long bones, easily extracted while eating.
Over here on Kauai seafood is very expensive . Local caught fish sells from between $10 to $15 dollars per pound and is in high demand . Many of the locals eat "fish-cakes" , which are low grade fish, coarsely ground and formed into patties, served with some kind of a sauce, over rice . CCC will produce fish cakes from the high quality meet salvaged from the skeletons using a machine I have invented (on paper) and from scraps of good meat. The Asian carp, or Silverfin are premium fish, good enough for shusi and sashimi.
Thanks for the pricing information. By using the vacuum sealed pouch then running the pouches through a Microwave Food Processing Tunnel, it kills 100% of the pathogens 100% of the the time, allowing the fish to be transported and stored at room temperature for up to a year. CCC plans to ship about one-third of its net yield to Asia. We may drop a load off in HI on our way over. How many cargo containers filled with Silverfin will you be able to sell for CCC?
Holy Mackerel !!! I have just now finished reading your presentation on Carp Catchers Co-op. This info sure looks to me like $50,000. worth of work. It's closer to $125,000. I'm glad that someone is interested enough to fund it. EPA turned down my application for $300,000 for the working drawings; that's now on appeal.. I have no funding at present, but am working on it. Exactly how are you going to cash in on the profit? I do not intend to “cash in” personally. I intend to use as much of the huge profits as possible for my other inventions and ventures – all to help raise the quality of life for the members of the worker cooperatives I intend to create and build.
I've made several projections. The Fleet is capable of harvesting 4000 pounds per hour. That makes about 12 million pounds a year of fish, of which 90% are Asian carp. The net yield in pan-ready packages is about 4.4 million pounds. Each of the 50 members of CCC who are workers will earn from between $40,000 per year to $80,000 per year plus free room and board, free medical, paid two week to four week vacations and time off for personal needs, plus a commissary where stuff is sold at cost. In addition, each member will have a mandatory savings/retirement account equal to between 20 and 40 percent of base pay, which is paid to the member upon retirement in 60 equal installments plus 5% interest. CCC will pay allowances to folks who have financial needs – children, elderly parents, folks with disabilities, kids going to college, etc.
The fleet will accept couples with or without children. Children will be “home schooled” aboard ship, free of cost to the members. Fisherfolk will get to visit a different river port every weekend from Friday night to Sunday night. CCC will donate ten percent of its net yield to local food banks and food charities to help the poor.
We intend to recruit folks of all ages, sexes, ethnic background and languages. We will recruit folks with disabilities. On top of all this, every evening, free entertainment will be available – some live and some DVD. Your very kind gift of the Cousteau documentaries will be a real treat.
The few people who I know that have eaten Carp have reported that the fish is quite boney and not much flavor. They did NOT eat Asian carp; they ate common carp or buffalo carp. These latter carp are bottom feeders and have many small bones. Asian carp are a whole different species. They feed on plankton found in the top layer of river and lake water and taste like cod with a mild flavor. They have large 3" and 4” long bones, easily extracted while eating.
Over here on Kauai seafood is very expensive . Local caught fish sells from between $10 to $15 dollars per pound and is in high demand . Many of the locals eat "fish-cakes" , which are low grade fish, coarsely ground and formed into patties, served with some kind of a sauce, over rice . CCC will produce fish cakes from the high quality meet salvaged from the skeletons using a machine I have invented (on paper) and from scraps of good meat. The Asian carp, or Silverfin are premium fish, good enough for shusi and sashimi.
Thanks for the pricing information. By using the vacuum sealed pouch then running the pouches through a Microwave Food Processing Tunnel, it kills 100% of the pathogens 100% of the the time, allowing the fish to be transported and stored at room temperature for up to a year. CCC plans to ship about one-third of its net yield to Asia. We may drop a load off in HI on our way over. How many cargo containers filled with Silverfin will you be able to sell for CCC?
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