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Retailers's guide to sustainable and equitable pole and line skipjack

"Pre-order" sustainable and equitable skipjack tuna

Fishermen use pole and line fishing method to catch skipjack tuna. Pole and line fishing is a selective and therefore more sustainable way to catch tuna as only fish of a certain size are caught, leaving juveniles to grow to spawning age and replenish the stock in the future. Small bait fish are thrown over the side of the boat to lure the tuna to the water surface. The fishermen use the acceleration of the fish as they race to get their prey, hook them and fling them onto the ship's flat deck.

Fishermen use pole and line fishing method to catch skipjack tuna.

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Pole and line fishing is a selective way of catching tuna that has the potential to be the most environmentally and socially sound method of fishing skipjack.

Sourcing sustainable skipjack tuna from the Pacific

Sources of sustainable and equitable tuna are currently limited but many coastal states, such as the Pacific Island Countries, are in prime position to develop a sustainable and equitable pole and line fishing industry. Having a purchaser guarantee is a key factor to encourage and empower tuna-rich coastal states to limit the access of foreign industrial fleets in their waters and develop a sustainable and equitable skipjack tuna industry.

A market for sustainable pole and line caught tuna

Greenpeace encourages companies to demonstrate there is a market demand for better products by joining our “pre-order petition” for sustainable and equitable skipjack tuna products.

Retailers, wholesalers, restaurants, processors, traders and other commercial buyers interested in seeking coastal states partners willing to develop pole and line fishing operation can fill in their details in the form below.

Important: Companies signing up to the “pre-order petition” do not enter any legally binding agreement or assume any obligation whatsoever. The purposes of the petition are to demonstrate there is a market for sustainable and equitable pole and line caught tuna and to establish contacts between potential buyers and producers.

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Can Greenpeace contact you/your company about possible publicity of your intentions?  Yes   No

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Estimated ammount of pole and line caught tuna needed (year)

Greenpeace next steps:


By the end of the year, Greenpeace will pass the contact details and information on to suitable partners in tuna-rich coastal states interested in developing a sustainable and equitable pole and line skipjack industry. Coastal state partners will be encouraged to get in touch with companies that have signed up to this petition.

Note: Greenpeace will not make your contact information or declaration of intentions public without your company's official consent. If you answered “yes” to the question “Can Greenpeace contact you/your company about possible publicity of your intentions?”, we might contact your company in the future asking for this permission for a specific activity.

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