Why is buying pole & line caught canned tuna important?

What does pole & line-caught mean, and why is it better?

Why should you buy line-caught and pole-caught tuna?

Why is buying pole & line caught canned tuna important? In a word, sustainability. With this ancient, artisanal fishing method, fishermen use barbless hooks and poles to catch tuna near the sea’s surface after chumming the water with baitfish and agitation. The short(er) lines can be aimed more carefully and checked more frequently, versus the more standard long lines or nets, which can accidently snare and kill other marine life, such as dolphins, sharks, sea turtles, and diving birds.

Primarily employed in the western and central Pacific and the Maldives, canned pole & line caught tuna is readily available in the U.S.

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