Tuna Fishing in the South Pacific

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This fascinating video shows how South Pacific islanders fish for Skipjack Tuna for commercial export using hook, line and pole. Skipjack Tuna are more able to withstand the pressures of commercial fishing than other tuna species because they reach sexual maturity in one year and then spawn many times per season afterwards. Of course, they are not as commercially desirable because they are the smallest tuna species, but if humans cause the extinction of all other tuna species due to overfishing, Skipjack might be the only species that remains. If you have adequate wifi support, you should watch this full-screen in high definition.

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"Christie! Christie!" My four-year old cousin tugs eagerly on my jacket. "I wanna see the fishes."
Getting an honest answer to that question is not easy. Two weeks ago, I learned that the National Fisheries Institute (which, despite its official title, is a lobbying group for the fishing industry) was putting $60,000 into promoting seafood as healthy.
Even if you're not pregnant, you have to be worried about toxic mercury levels in fish.
RIP Bob, RAM, delicious ahi