NC Fish Finder - Bluefin Tuna Details

Name:

Bluefin Tuna

Water Type:

saltwater

Latin Name:

thunnus thynnus

Common Names:

tuna, bluefin tuna

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Description:

This large species of saltwater fish is a highly valued food and game fish, so valued that some specimens go for more than 100K. The red belly meat of this fish is used to make very specialized sushi. Japan accounts for 88% of the bluefin catch, but only 25% of all tuna.

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Last recipe was on 03/27/09 08:24 PM by sportsfreak1220

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Tuna fishing 50 miles off point judith Added by stingray from the trip entitled Cherry Pepper Sport Fishing		TUNA A few miles off the beach there's a pretty steep drop-off and if you can be sittin right on top of it when the tuna come chasing blues up that ledge you can even sometimes catch two or three big fish in a day! Added by gillnetter1 from the trip entitled "Peaked Hill"
Big Eye Tuna 2006 Trip on the Sunbeam Added by iamabasshole

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shawn123 on 09/02/11 12:49 PM