Demand of tuna bait for the tuna fishing industry in the Western central Pacific and Indian Ocean keeps growing, and New Zealand based Marine Foods has been closely involved for the last 9 years in finding the right tuna bait, in close cooperation with the tuna operators. By supplying large volumes of all kinds of tuna bait, the company has become a leading supplier in this field. Thus building a solid reputation as an honest and reliable supplier to the tuna industry, which ensures that bait orders are delivered on schedule.
Marine Foods’ customer base consists of tuna fishing companies active in all major tuna catching grounds and also Tuna farms throughout the world.
The company, which is now exporting tuna bait world-wide, provides its customers a variety of baits which can be used in tuna farms or tuna fisheries. Baits are supplied from various species such as whole NZ Arrow Squid, Whole Jig caught Argentinean Ilex Squid, whole New Zealand Jack Mackerel, South African Pilchards, Californian sardines, Sanma, and Muraji.
Although baits are mostly used in tuna surface longlining, there is also demand from bottom longliners fishing for other species. Bottom longliners mostly tend to use Squid and jack Mackerel (Trachurus declivis).