Is your fishing gear up to the job? Are you using gear that will the minimise impact on the fish? Are there things you can do to avoid degrading the quality of the flesh if you’re keeping it for eating – or to improve its chance of survival if you release it? Here are some good practices to follow.
Poor handling techniques can affect the welfare of the animal, reduce its chance of survival if released, and affect flesh quality if you plan to keep it to eat.
Find out why and how to dispatch, bleed, gut and cool bluefin for the ultimate bluefin taste – and so no fish is wasted…
Releasing fish reduces the impact of fishing on populations – and that means better fishing for everyone. Find out how to reduce stress and damage to bluefin when you handle and release them, so they have a fighting chance of surviving…
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If tagging is done properly and recorded accurately, tagged fish provide useful data for researchers. A tagged and recaptured fish tells a story about movement, growth, and sometimes natural mortality rates across the population.
You can help researchers get useful data from a tagged fish, by tagging and recording information correctly and handling and releasing the fish with care. Reporting on any recaptures of tagged bluefin also provides a rare opportunity to learn more about these iconic fish