Wahoo is a prized pelagic game and commercial fish species whose welfare in longline and trolling fisheries is relevant to growing demand for high-quality seafood.
Welfare impacts in wahoo fisheries include hook injuries from longline gear, exhaustion from fighting recreational lines, air exposure during handling and photographing on charter boats, and slow death by suffocation on commercial vessels. Recreational catch-and-release of wahoo is increasingly popular and reducing air exposure and handling time minimises welfare impact.