# A Humane Catch: How Ikejime Benefits Fish, Flavor And The Planet Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/japan-eats-1057505/a-humane-catch-how-ikejime-benefits-fish-flavor-and-the-planet Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/japan-eats-1057505/a-humane-catch-how-ikejime-benefits-fish-flavor-and-the-planet.md Podcast: [Japan Eats!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/japan-eats-1057505) Published: 2025-10-23T04:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/df1921ff-0e27-47bb-aa43-af5d291c737d.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/df1921ff-0e27-47bb-aa43-af5d291c737d.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/japan-eats-1057505/episodes/a-humane-catch-how-ikejime-benefits-fish-flavor-and-the-planet Duration seconds: 2756 ## Resource Our guest is Andrew Tsui who is the founder and president of The Ike Jime Federation  https://ikejimefederation.com/  based in Maryland.    Ikejime is a unique, traditional Japanese technique to treat fish right after it is caught.  Ikejime dramatically reduces fish’s suffering and extends its freshness.  The results are much better taste and flavor, as well as less waste of fish.    Ikejime is not known enough outside of Japan, but Andrew is passionately trying to educate commercial and recreational anglers about the awesome technique.     In this episode, we will discuss how exactly Ikejime is done, what types of fish are suited to the Ikejime treatment, the difference between Ikejime and Shinkeijime, how you can learn the Ikejime technique and be certified by Andrew’s Ike Jime Federation and much, much more!!! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/japan-eats-1057505/episodes/a-humane-catch-how-ikejime-benefits-fish-flavor-and-the-planet/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/japan-eats-1057505/a-humane-catch-how-ikejime-benefits-fish-flavor-and-the-planet.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.