TOPIC: Fish Auction and Gyotako

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OCEAN LAB 14

1. Honolulu Fish Auction

Pier 38, 1131 N. Nimitz, 536-2148; 5:20am sharp

http://www.pop-hawaii.com/

Where does Hawaii get its fresh fish and how does it get to market? Come find out as we visit the Honolulu Fish Auction and observe organized chaos. Fish are brought in from our fishing fleets, displayed to the buyers, auctioned, and brought to restaurants and grocery stores.

We will buy some fish to use for Gyotako later in lab.

Students Questions:

1. How much fish on average daily is brought in to Hawaii.

2. Were do the fleets go to catch fish?

3. What types of fishing gear do they use?

4. What type of fish are the best sellers?

5. What is the average price of tuna?

6. What fish gets the most price per pound?

Directions:

· Stay STRAIGHT to go onto LIKELIKE HWY/HI-63 S.

· Take the KALIHI STREET SOUTH/HI-63 S ramp.

· Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto KALIHI ST/HI-63. Continue to follow KALIHI ST.

· Turn LEFT onto N NIMITZ HWY/HI-92 E.

· On Right side look for Pier 38, 1131 N. Nimitz

2. Japanese (Gyotako) Fish Painting

The art of gyotaku (pronounced ghio-ta'-koo) has been used in Japan for more than a century to record catches of sportfish.

MATERIALS:

· Fresh or frozen fish (flounders, bluegills, rockfishes work well)

· Newspaper

· modeling clay

· pins

· stiff bristle brush or a brayer (roller to spread ink)

· small paint brush

· water color pencils

· water-based ink (linoleum black ink is best, but liquid tempera paint can be substituted)

· rice paper

· newsprint, or other moisture-tolerant paper (since rice paper is expensive, you might prefer to start with newsprint) You can also use typing paper.

· Cookie sheets to lay the fish on

· a flat dish to hold the ink or paint

· Optional t-shirt and fabric paint

DIRECTIONS:

Cleaning Fish: First, use soap and water to clean the outside of the fish as completely as possible. The cleaner the fish, the better the print.

Drying Fish: Dry the fish well with paper towels and then place the fish on a table covered with newspapers or on a cookie sheet. Spread the fins out over some clay and pin them into this position. Allow the fish to dry further.

Painting Fish: Brush or roll on a thin, even coat of ink. Leave the eye blank. Paint around the insertion of the pelvic fin, leaving a small space between the body and the fin. Paint the pelvic fin.

Transferring Image: Carefully place a piece or rice paper or newsprint over the inked fish. Use your fingers to gently press the paper over the surface of the fish. Be careful not to change the position of the paper or a double impression will result. Remove the paper from the fish quickly, lifting up one end and peeling it off quickly. Use a small brush to paint the eye. Dry and iron face down (optional). You can also make prints of shells, flowers, leaves, and rocks in this manner.

Touching Up Print: use the watercolor pencils to touch up areas on the fish image and to make the eye

T-Shirt Optional: need white t-shirt and fabric paint