Troll caught albacore tuna with essential Omega-3 Oils
from American Tuna Company. We use
short line fishing, catching young albacore tuna at the water’s
surface. Pole caught albacore
tuna is the most environmentally responsible way to obtain the freshest
gourmet seafood for
our customers.
Troll
caught albacore tuna refers to younger, smaller 3-5 year old albacore
caught on the ocean's surface by "trolling" jigs behind a slow-moving
boat. Trolling is a low-impact, environmentally responsible
fishing technique.
For biogical reasons, smaller, younger troll-caught albacore have more
beneficial Omega-3 fatty acids than older, larger albacore. Omega-3s are associated with reducing the risks or effects of
heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, cancer, arthritis, lupus
and other diseases. Also, many people who generally do not like
fish still enjoy the mild taste of troll-caught albacore.
Trolling: some of
the smaller, younger 3-5 year old albacore found near the ocean's
surface are caught with short fishing lines attached to barbless hooks.
These hooks are hidden inside rubber "hoola skirts" that dance in
the water and attract young albacore. Ten to twenty of these
simple jigs are towed behind a slow-moving boat - this is called
trolling. When an albacore bites a hook it is immeadiately
removed from the water and prepared for freezing. Troll-caught
(also known as surface caught) albacore therefore refers to 3-5 year
old albacore tuna that were caught by jig boats.
Deep water fishing: because larger albacore are found in very deep waters, ordinary
jigs on short lines can not reach them. Much longer fishing lines
rigged with hundreds of fishing hooks are used to reach them.
This is what is known as long-line fishing.
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