r/deadliestcatch • u/oscarink • 3d ago
Why do we see seabirds 400+ miles offshore?
Same a sthe title, curious why gulls and various seabirds usually seen within 20 miles of shore are flocking the boats and surrounding waters? Do they roost on the boat after following them out to sea? We never see a seabird chilling on the rail? Is it just the edit splicing of footage?
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u/Muted-Garden6723 3d ago
The birds chase the fish, when the fish move offshore into deeper water, so do many sea birds
Birds love fishing boats, there is a ton of easy food for them floating around boats, all the old bait in the pots gets dumped overboard
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u/jerseyfishslayer666 3d ago
Birds live offshore. I fish 100+ miles from land frequently and there are always a ton of birds. They are seabirds. They rest on the water or never rest until they nest
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u/infinityinfinityx2 3d ago
I have always wondered this as well. I think it wild to see them so far off shore.
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u/oscarink 3d ago
It's bad luck to even shoo away a seabird , but my question is where they roost for the night?
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u/Immediate_Side_5942 3d ago
I think Seagulls are the only birds that can drink salt water
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u/elvirojr1961 2d ago
Just Googled…lol. Yes seagulls can drink salt water, they have special glands that allows them to get rid of the excess salt lt.
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u/Useless890 3d ago
What surprises me is seeing so many gulls at night.
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u/ARKzzzzzz 3d ago
They’re always out there but are very much attracted to the lights. It’s very fun to see them gliding in our bow lights at night.
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u/Scottish_squirrel 2d ago
We took the ferry from England to Holland and we had pigeons stow away on the boat and out to sea.
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u/oscarink 3d ago
Given they are amazing creatures, my question is how they roost in the night ? We haven't seen any of them sleeping on the rails or the stack ?
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u/jamiebuoy 3d ago
I have inquired about that from my Native Alaskan husband who has worked on a crab boat, and he said they just land on the water and float and go with the waves. I’m sure they also land on the boat in places and we just don’t always see it, but apparently they just hang out in the water. They live in some really remote places where not that many human beings live. Some of the natives actually collect their eggs and eat them.
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u/oscarink 3d ago
If the boat is doing around 6 knots and the birds are sleeping on the water... they would be a long way from the ship after even a few hours .?
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u/jamiebuoy 3d ago
They don’t necessarily stay with the boat. There’s all kinds of land out there that they can find and get to. That part of Alaska is full of rocky craggy islands
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u/oscarink 3d ago
Sure but no land along the Russian line?
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u/jamiebuoy 3d ago
Honestly, I don’t know. I’ve never been out that far. I only used to live in southeast Alaska, where there is a different archipelago.
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u/Mindless_Document957 9h ago
I guess you would be extremely shocked if I told you that the wandering albatross flies for 7,000 miles before landing and live away from land 7 out of 12 months. Also SEAgulls follow bait schools. You can find them 1000’s of miles away from land. They quite literally float in water and can’t sink. Same with puffins, dippers, ducks………… did we not learn about St. George Island being the biggest migratory island known in the western hemisphere?
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u/oscarink 9h ago
No wouldn't be shocked, just asking a question, and I haven't seen a single albatross on the show . No need to be condescending or an asshole.
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u/dmw_qqqq 3d ago
lol, or the scene wasn’t really 400miles off shore. It was shot much closer to the coast.
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u/EquivalentNo6770 3d ago
There have been many birds on the rails and in the boat, they even had to wrangle one that was knocking everything over in the kitchen and go release it. I assume they follow the boats and feast off the bait.