Fishing methods tuna

For the type of tuna which is predominantly sold by our company and in the whole of Continental Europe, ‘Skipjack’, the main fishing method used is:

Pole and line fishing
As the name suggests, the fish are caught individually using a fishing rod after fish bait has been released from bait boats. The benefit of this method is obvious: there is no “by-catch”. Fish caught in this way is, however, very restricted in terms of quantity and is also correspondingly expensive.

Purse seiner fishing
This is the most popular fishing method at the moment in which fish aggregating devices / FADs are used to attract fish. However, FADs are being increasingly avoided for this fishing method (this is then known as FAD-FREE ware).
Paul M. Müller is a member of the “Earth Island Institute” (EII) which has implemented an international monitoring program originally against the use of drift nets. This should prevent so-called by-catch (originally dolphins).

Marine Stewardship Council
This organization was founded in 1997 due to severe overfishing in the oceans. Its primary goal is to protect worldwide fish stocks. Protecting the entire ecosystem (the food chain, other types of fish and birds and by-catch) also takes center stage. Fisheries throughout the world are monitored and certified for this reason. Supply is very limited and correspondingly expensive. Additionally, all companies involved in the trade have to be MSC certified.