The larger tuna are fished for on the bottom with bait while smaller tuna like the skipjack are fished for with lures. For the last few weeks the large tuna have been in the area, which can afford very good catches. The current price for tuna is 1 dollar a pound wholesale and selling in the market for $1.50 a pound. A fisherman can catch 3 to 4 hundred pounds on a good day, which puts his or her earnings considerably above the national average for a Pohnpeian, many of whom earn the minimum wage of $1.35 an hour.

June 12, 2011