Fishing Skip Jack Tunas off Santa Maria Island, Azores

The main goal of our Project Leader, Jorge Fontes' project, is to understand the ecological relevance of whale shark-tuna feeding associations and the potential impact of their overlap with fisheries.
This clip shows local pole-and-line tuna fishermen fishing for skip jack tunas, with the traditional live bait rod, one by one style.
Read about his project here: saveourseas.co...