Ike Jime: How to Kill a Fish with Andrew Tsui — WildFed Podcast #129

In this episode:

Andrew Tsui | Founder and President of The Ike Jime Federation

Podcast discussion:

  • Introducing Andrew and Ike Jime

  • What is Ike Jime?

  • Slaughter of livestock animals vs slaughter of fish

  • Why don't we care about the feelings of fish?

  • A considered kill

  • How the dispatching of fish can impact the quality of the finished food product

  • Ike jime for the recreational angler

  • Closing thoughts

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Meet Andrew Tsui

 
 

Andrew is the President and Founder of the Ike Jime Federation, the only American company dedicated to empowering commercial anglers with the tools, skills, and knowledge necessary to create world-class seafood products that transcend outdated and un-policed concepts like “fresh.” Based in tradition and disciplined by science, the Ike Jime Federation promotes the adoption of a relatively unknown Japanese handling protocol that places primary responsibility for product quality firmly in the hands of a skilled angler.

Recently profiled in Japan’s largest circulating newspaper, the Yomiuri Shimbun, as well as multiple media outlets in the U.S. and other periodicals around the globe, Andrew has established himself as one of the world’s experts in proper fish handling, transport, and the new possibilities available to producers and consumers alike. This year, the Ike Jime Federation partnered with the American Fishing and Tackle Company (AFTCO) to make their commercial-grade tools available to recreational anglers too. By keying their products to the American fishing experience, recreational and sports anglers now have the chance to transform the fish they keep into a world-class eating experience that was previously the exclusive domain of fine dining establishments in major cities around the world.

Above all, Andrew is an expert in the legal and regulatory structures that have frustrated conversations about American seafood for decades. Andrew obtained his BA from Wesleyan University, a Masters of Public Health from the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a law degree from the UNC School of Law.

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