 Pelagic fisheries are fisheries for pelagic fish, that is, for fish that are offshore in the open ocean, such as small schooling forage fish, sometimes called bait fish, and larger fish who prey on them, such as tuna and ocean sharks.The major fishery in the Maldives is the tuna fishery.The most important tuna species is the skipjack tuna, although they are coming under increasing pressure.