Acehnese fishermen to this day still often catch yellow fin tuna (yellow fin) and big eyes (big eye) the size of a giant. They catch a giant tuna in the waters of the Malacca Strait, Aceh.
But to catch a giant tuna is not an easy matter. Moreover, tuna fishing techniques conducted by Aceh fishermen are still in the traditional way, that is using fishing rods. The used fishing line is the main string 150 and the 100 numbered branches with single hooks 4 to 8.
One Aceh fisherman explains, usually aceh fishermen start to leave at 8 am local time to fishing ground with travel time approximately 4-6 hours by using a simple boat. Simple ship in question is a ship that has a weight of only 7-10 GT and equipped ship engines 24-29 pk.
Up on the fishing ground, the fishermen rest for a moment on the ship that has been bound by FADs. New fishing is done around 18.30 local time
Tuna meat is red, and soft textured. The more red and clean the color of tuna meat, it will make the price of tuna is more expensive. There are two types of tuna are much sought after and have a high selling price, namely bluefin tuna and yellow fin tuna. Both types of tuna can have sizes up to hundreds of kilograms.
For the price of tuna per kg yellowfin tuna is the most expensive. Bluefin tuna prices are more expensive because it has a better meat taste. Currently, many tuna are available, aiming to attract and increase the selling price of tuna.
