Northern bluefin tuna

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The northern bluefin tuna is the largest of the tunas. The normal size is 6.6 ft (2 m) at about 1,100 lb (500 kg). The I.G.F.A. record for a bluefin caught on rod and reel is 1,496 lb.

Bluefins feed on mackerel, herring, mullet, whiting, squid, eels, and crustaceans. They are very powerful and fast and can swim at speeds up to 50 mph.

English: Northern Bluefin (North-west Pacific + North- East Atlantic + Mediterranean)

Latin: Thunnus Thynnus

Size + Weight: today's avg. catch abt 7 kgs

Biggest Angled Fish: 677 kgs Canada, 1979 Ken Fraser

Catching Areas: 40% North-West Pacific

                       19% North-East Atlantic                        
                        6% North-West Atlantic
                       35% Mediterranean        

Catching methods: Pole and Line, surface trolling and long-line fishing

Share of all tuna caught: abt 1,25 % or 40.000 m/t

Main Production Areas: Japan

Life cycle: 10 to max. 25 years

Major markets: Japan

Popular Product Forms: Canned (White Tuna) Fresh