English name:Bluefin tuna
Japanese name:クロマグロ
Average size and weight:458 cm TL; max.weight: 684.0 kg
Biggest recorded:300 cm FL max.weight: 198.0 kg
Catching methods:Mostly long line
Main Production Areas:Japan, Korea
Major markets:Japan
Popular Product Forms:Fresh (Sashimi)
2000production quantity:M.T.3097
2001production quantity:M.T.2481
Exports of fishery productions(kiloton) 2000/278
Imports of fishery productions(kiloton) 2000/0
Exports of fishery productions(kiloton) 2001/273
Imports of fishery productions(kiloton) 2001/4
Introduction:Oceanic but seasonally coming close to shore and can tolerate a wide range of temperatures. They school by size, sometimes together with albacore, yellowfin, bigeye, skipjack etc.