Skipjack tuna addition, skipjack's livers were tested globally for tributyltin contamination. TBT is an organotin compound introduced into marine ecosystems through antifouling paint used on ship hulls, and has been determined to be very toxic. About 90% of skipjack tested positive for contamination, especially in Southeast Asia, where regulations of TBT use are less rigorous than in Europe or the US. Skipjack tuna is used extensively in Japanese cuisine, where it is known as . Besides being eaten seared () and raw in sushi and sashimi, it is also smoked and dried to make katsuobushi, the central ingredient in dashi (a common
Kathryn (skipjack) half interest, again for "$5.00 etc." and served as her captain. She received a major rebuild in 1954 at the Krentz Marine Railway in Harryhogan, Virginia, which was published in "Chesapeake Sailing Craft". In 1963 Wheatley became "Kathryn's" full owner. Johnnie R. Parkinson, Jr. bought "Kathryn" in 1975 for $18,000 and moved her to Crisfield. She was sold in 1981 to Herman Russell Dize (whose father had worked aboard "Kathryn" 70 years before) and William James Roe, Jr. Capt. Harold "Stoney" Whitelock of Dames Quarter, Maryland purchased "Kathryn" in 2008 and is currently working to restore her. Kathryn (skipjack) The