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Waste in the water: Bycatch fishing on Lake Manitoba

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Some of these fish are left on Lake Manitoba after they've been caught. Randy Strawa sits in the background after processing some of the days catch. (Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press)
Some of these fish are left on Lake Manitoba after they've been caught. Randy Strawa sits in the background after processing some of the days catch. (Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press)
Randy Strawa and Frank Kenyon draw in one of around 45 nets they've set on Lake Manitoba. They travel on snowmobiles and use a heated hut for shelter. . (Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press)
Randy Strawa and Frank Kenyon draw in one of around 45 nets they've set on Lake Manitoba. They travel on snowmobiles and use a heated hut for shelter. . (Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press)
In this diptic, Frank Kenyon is shown preparing to go out on the ice for the day to fish, with bycatch lying about his lake side propery. ANd On the right he cuts a hole with an auger into the ice of Lake Manitoba. . (Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press)
In this diptic, Frank Kenyon is shown preparing to go out on the ice for the day to fish, with bycatch lying about his lake side propery. ANd On the right he cuts a hole with an auger into the ice of Lake Manitoba. . (Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press)
Kenyon draws in one of the nets he and Randy Strawa have placed. . (Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press)
Kenyon draws in one of the nets he and Randy Strawa have placed. . (Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press)
A Northern Pike (also known as a jackfish) bit off more than it could chew when it attempted to feast on a perch already trapped in the gill net. . (Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press)
A Northern Pike (also known as a jackfish) bit off more than it could chew when it attempted to feast on a perch already trapped in the gill net. . (Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press)
JESSICA BURTNICK/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS files Ice fisherman Randy Strawa tosses a pickerel into a pile along with the rest of the fishermen's catch on frozen Lake Manitoba in 2013.
JESSICA BURTNICK/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS files Ice fisherman Randy Strawa tosses a pickerel into a pile along with the rest of the fishermen's catch on frozen Lake Manitoba in 2013.
Kenyon reflects on the amount of waste left on site as he cuts off the heads and cleans out his catch on Lake Manitoba. The offal is left behind on the ice to rot or be eaten by crows and other wildlife. . (Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press)
Kenyon reflects on the amount of waste left on site as he cuts off the heads and cleans out his catch on Lake Manitoba. The offal is left behind on the ice to rot or be eaten by crows and other wildlife. . (Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press)
Prior to heading out on the ice, Kenyon reflects over breakfast at the Fairford Bridge Convenience store and restaurant in Fairford, MB. . (Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press)
Prior to heading out on the ice, Kenyon reflects over breakfast at the Fairford Bridge Convenience store and restaurant in Fairford, MB. . (Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press)
Fish filleting line at the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation processing plant on Plessis Road. The Winnipeg fish processing plant receives fish from Manitoba commercial fishers, processes and ships fish all over the world. Ken Gigliotti / Winnipeg Free Press
Fish filleting line at the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation processing plant on Plessis Road. The Winnipeg fish processing plant receives fish from Manitoba commercial fishers, processes and ships fish all over the world. Ken Gigliotti / Winnipeg Free Press
Fish fillets fall off a conveyor in the FFMC plant. (Ken Gigliotti / Winnipeg Free Press)
Fish fillets fall off a conveyor in the FFMC plant. (Ken Gigliotti / Winnipeg Free Press)
Fish travel along the conveyers to the freezer. (Ken Gigliotti / Winnipeg Free Press)
Fish travel along the conveyers to the freezer. (Ken Gigliotti / Winnipeg Free Press)

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Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press Frank Kenyon (left and below) and helper Randy Strawa pull in one of 45 gill nets they have set in Portage Bay on Lake Manitoba. Up to half of the fish they catch will simply be left on the ice to feed the ravens.

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