English name:yellowfin tuna
Japanese name:キハダマグロ
Latin name:Thunnus albacares
Average size and weight:today abt 40-180 cm abt 5-20 kg
Biggest recorded:175 kgs , Mexico 1977 by Curt Wiesenhutter
Catching methods:Mostly purse seining, also long-line
Main Production Areas:Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Spain, Italy.
Life cycle:abt 4-7 years
Major markets:Japan, Western- Europe, United States
Popular Product Forms:Canned, Fresh (whole fish), Frozen Loins, Fresh Fillets, Smoked
2000production quantity:M.T.94279
2001production quantity:M.T.109574
Exports of fishery productions(kiloton) 2000/55521
Imports of fishery productions(kiloton) 2000/
Exports of fishery productions(kiloton) 2001/59404
Imports of fishery productions(kiloton) 2001/
Introduction:Yellowfin is the second tuna specie is terms of volume and popularity. They cover enormous distances around the globe, and all stocks mingle. It is a big fish, which can swim at very high speed, which may be one of the reasons why in some areas, dolphins and large full-grown yellowfin swim together.