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)