One-by-one Tuna Catch Fishery in Maldives

Saturday 15th of February 2020

One-by-one Tuna Catch Fishery in Maldives

The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has agreed to help grow and promote the one-by-one tuna catch fishery in the Maldives as part of a new agreement signed with a local NGO.

The IPNLF will address key knowledge and data gaps among the country's fishermen, as well as grow the awareness of tuna fishing's contribution to the Maldivian economy.

As the name suggests 'one-by-one' fishing is about using one hook and one line, to catch tuna one at a time. This includes techniques such as pole-and-line, hand line and troll.

"With collaborative efforts designed to promote the benefits of tuna fishing as a career and provider of essential food and livelihood, the MoU will establish a stronger foundation from which the Maldives can maintain and grow its thriving one-by-one tuna fishing sector in all regions over many generations to come," wrote the IPNLF in a release

Other aspects of the collaboration include an agreement to promote one another's work on social media, partnering on skipper training workshops, collecting fisheries data, reducing plastic waste and improving social and economic conditions for one-by-one tuna fishermen.