Skipjack tuna commercial tunas, and its population is considered sustainable against its current consumption. Its fishing is still controversial due to the methodology, with rod and reel or fishery options being promoted as ecologically preferable. Purse seine methods are considered unsustainable by some authorities due to excess bycatch, although bycatch is said to be much reduced if fish aggregation devices are not used. These considerations have led to the availability of canned skipjack marked with the fishing method used to catch it. Skipjack is considered to have "moderate" mercury contamination. As a result, pregnant women are advised against eating large quantities. In
HMS Skipjack (1808) surviving claimants, as well as prize money that she shared with 49 other vessels. "Skipjack" was paid off in 1811 and broken up in the next year. Notes Citations References HMS Skipjack (1808) HMS "Skipjack" was the French privateer schooner "Confiance", launched in 1800 at Baltimore. The Royal Navy captured her in 1808 and took her into service. She then participated in the capture of Guadeloupe in 1810. She was paid off in 1811 and broken up in 1812. The French armed "Confiance" at Guadeloupe in October 1806. Though pierced for 16 guns, she carried fewer. On 12 December 1807,