yel·low·fin tuna

(yĕl′ō-fĭn′)

A commercially important tuna (Thunnus albacares) with yellow fins, found in tropical and subtropical seas.

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yellowfin tuna

(ˈjɛləʊˌfɪn)

(Animals) a large marine food fish, Scomber albacares, of tropical and subtropical waters, having yellow dorsal and anal fins: family Scombridae

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yel′low•fin tu′na

(ˈyɛl oʊˌfɪn)
n.

an important food fish, Thunnus albacares, inhabiting warm seas. Also called yellowfin.

[1935–40]

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yellowfin tuna - may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics

Thunnus albacares, yellowfin

genus Thunnus, Thunnus - tunas: warm-blooded fishes

tunny, tuna - any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters

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A report from Blue Marine Foundation said nearly 700 tonnes of mostly fresh or frozen yellowfin tuna is being sold in the UK each year, without customers being told that the fish is unsustainably caught.

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UK & WORLD Consumers should avoid yellowfin tuna caught in the Indian Ocean because the stock is being overfished and is at risk of collapse, campaigners say.

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However, 'The decision allows exporting canned fish of yellowfin tuna in frozen and chilled packaging, as it is intended to improve the quality, and provides additional value to the fish,' the ministry stated.

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TRY: Everything from Florida stone crabs (in season) to lobster, yellowfin tuna tartare, potato crusted grouper, Prince Edward Island mussels, and oysters and sturgeon.

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AFTERNOON Our afternoon in Hawaii would be either hiking the Na Pali coast trail or swimming in the Queen's Bath tide pool or deep sea fishing for yellowfin tuna, mahi mahi and swordfish.

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The PSA showed the production of yellowfin tuna (tambakol/bariles) decreased to 665.23 metric tons (MT) in 2017 from 1,233.29 MT in 2015; frigate tuna (tulingan), 283.41 MT in 2017 from 655.79 MT from 2015; Eastern little tuna (bonito), 65.71 MT in 2017 from 176.30 MT in 2015; and bigeye tuna (tambakol/bariles), 441.21 MT in 2017 from 930.70 MT in 2015.

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Innovation from an R&D and processing perspective is paying off as Thai Union unveiled yellowfin tuna slices for the foodservice channel this year.

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Considering all species subject to exploitation by the sport fishing fleet in this region, striped marlin represents 21.7%, Pacific blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) 3.4%, sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) 2.6%, dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) 46.4% and yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) 19% (Klett-Traulsen et al., 1996).

Length-weight relationships of top predator fish caught by the sport fishing fleet off Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico