The Atlantic bluefin tuna is one of the largest ... And their voracious appetite and varied diet pushes their average size to a whopping 6.5 feet in length and 550 pounds, although much larger ...

Southern bluefin tuna and Atlantic bluefin tuna. All three species are used in sushi and sashimi. Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) is the most expensive fish in the world. In 2019 ...

LIFE CYCLE: Atlantic bluefin tuna live for about 40 years. FEEDING: Juvenile and adult bluefin tuna are opportunistic feeders (as are most predators), and their diet can include jellyfish and salps, ...

Since 1970, western Atlantic bluefin tuna have declined by about 70 percent due to overfishing. Halfway through a 20-year government “rebuilding program” for the severely depleted population, there ...

Researchers are investigating the reappearance of Atlantic bluefin tuna off Scotland. The fish were once a common sight around the British Isles, before disappearing in the 1990s. In the last five ...

In the Mediterranean Sea, a relatively new aquaculture industry is “ranching” one of the world's largest wild fish species, the giant Atlantic bluefin tuna. Driven largely by the growing ...

Bluefin tuna were once a common sight in British waters Atlantic bluefin tuna are to be caught, satellite tagged and then released in an effort to better understand the reappearance of the fish ...

Discussion of a long-awaited proposal to ban international commercial trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna was cut short today at the largest wildlife trade convention when an immediate vote was pushed ...

They argued that the decline of bluefin tuna stocks would be best tackled by regional fisheries management organisations such as the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas .