Pole and Line Sustainable Tuna Fishing in Larantuka

Photo story of Tuna fishermen in Larantuka, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The fishermen in Larantuka are famous for using sustainable methods, pole and line, on fishing tuna. Pole and line fishing is a traditional method of fishing, unchanged for generations, and often used by local fishers in coastal communities, using live bait, the fishing targets surface schooling skipjack.
The pole and line fishing method is comprised of two interlinked fisheries; one for live bait and one for tuna. It is important that also bait fisheries are monitored and managed so that adverse impacts to marine systemic and other species dependent on bait fish for food do not result from bait usage. The availability of bait is a key factor when assessing the suitability of pole and line fisheries development.