Yellowfin tuna

Order Perciformes

Family Scombridae

Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Fusiform body and very scaly. The 2nd dorsal fin and anal fin, both very long and sharp. The color of the dorsum is dark blue; all finlets are yellow. It can measure up to 2 m.

Characteristics

FAO code
YFT

Specie
Thunnus albacares

Type
Blue fish

FAO Fishing Areas

Area 21: the Northwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 31: the Western part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 41: the Southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean
Area 57: the Eastern part of the Indian Ocean
Area 61: the Northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
Area 71: the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean
Area 77: the Eastern Central part of the Pacific Ocean
Area 81: the Southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
Area 87: the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean

Fishing seasons

jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec

International denominations

Germany Gelbflossen-Thunfisch

France Thon albacore

Italy Tonno albacora

Portugal Atum albacora

United Kingdom Yellowfin tuna

Japan Kiwadamaguro

Fishing areas

Fishing arts

Aquaculture

Gillnets

Hooks

Pots and traps

Purse seines

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