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The albacore (Thunnus alalunga) is a type of tuna in the family Scombridae. This species may also be called albacore fish, albacore tuna, bastard albacore, longfin, albies, pigfish, tombo ahi, Pacific albacore, German bonito (but see bonito), longfin tuna, longfin tunny, or even just tuna. It is the only tuna species which may be marketed as "white meat tuna" in the United States. Albacore has a number of meanings: The Albacore is a type of tuna fish. ...
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The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ...
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Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ...
Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ...
Families many, see text The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all fish and are the largest order of vertebrates. ...
Genera Acanthocybium Allothunnus Auxus Cybiosarda Euthynnus Gasterochisma Grammatorcynus Gymnosarda Katsuwonus Orcynopsis Rastrelliger Sarda Scomber Scomberomorus Thunnus Scombridae is the family of the mackerels, tunas, and bonitos, and thus includes many of the most important and familiar food fishes. ...
Species Thunnus alalunga Thunnus albacares Thunnus atlanticus Thunnus maccoyii Thunnus obesus Thunnus orientalis Thunnus thynnus Thunnus tonggol Tuna are several species of ocean-dwelling fish in the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus. ...
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Abbé Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1747 - September 20, 1804) was a French naturalist who contributed sections on birds and fish to the Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique. ...
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The hierarchy of scientific classification In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. ...
Genera Acanthocybium Allothunnus Auxus Cybiosarda Euthynnus Gasterochisma Grammatorcynus Gymnosarda Katsuwonus Orcynopsis Rastrelliger Sarda Scomber Scomberomorus Thunnus Scombridae is the family of the mackerels, tunas, and bonitos, and thus includes many of the most important and familiar food fishes. ...
Bonito is a name given to various species of medium-sized, predatory fish of the genus sarda, in the mackerel family, including the common or Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda) and the Pacific bonito. ...
It is found in the open waters of all tropical and temperate oceans, and the Mediterranean Sea. Lengths range up to 140 cm (55 inches) and weights up to 60 kg (132 lbs). Animated map exhibiting the worlds oceanic waters. ...
Composite satellite image of the Mediterranean Sea. ...
A centimetre (American spelling centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of length that is equal to one hundredth of a metre, the current SI base unit of length. ...
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Albacore is a prized food, and albacore fishery is economically significant. Methods of fishing include pole and line, long-line fishing, trolling, and some purse seining. It is also sought after by sport fishers. A fishery (plural: fisheries) is an organized effort by humans to catch fish or other aquatic species, an activity known as fishing. ...
Angling is a method of fishing, specifically the practice of catching fish by means of an angle (hook). ...
Long-line fishing is a commercial fishing technique that uses hundreds or even thousands of baited hooks hanging from a single line. ...
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A seine is a large fishing net that hangs vertically in the water by attaching weights along the bottom edge and floats along the top. ...
Sport fishing is a popular attraction in Cabo San Lucas Sport fishing is a term (often used interchangeably with game fishing) that describes recreational fishing where the primary reward is the challenge of finding and catching the fish rather than the culinary or financial value of the fishs flesh. ...
 A chunk of semi-cooked albacore Albacore accumulates higher levels of mercury than other kinds of tuna, and some groups have urged testing and recall of canned albacore with high mercury levels. Long-line albacore are older fish and have accumulated more mercury than younger, troll-caught albacore. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises women of childbearing age and children to limit their consumption of albacore tuna (chunk white canned tuna) and tuna steaks to 6 ounces per week or less. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 768 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2376 × 1854 pixel, file size: 321 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A chunk of semi-cooked Albacore from Fuji. ...
Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 768 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2376 × 1854 pixel, file size: 321 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A chunk of semi-cooked Albacore from Fuji. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number mercury, Hg, 80 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 6, d Appearance silvery Standard atomic weight 200. ...
The pectoral fins of the albacore are very long, as much as 30% of the total length. The dorsal spines are 11 to 14 in number, and well forward of the rays of the dorsal fin. The anterior spines are much longer, giving a concave outline to the spiny part of the dorsal fin. Fish anatomy is primarily governed by the physical characteristics of water, which is much denser than air, holds a relatively small amount of dissolved oxygen, and absorbs light more than does air. ...
Conservation status
The World Conservation Union (IUCN), has not re-assessed Albacore in over 10 years, and the last assessment given (from 1996) was "data deficient". This is due to lack of fishing for the fish past certain depths.[2] Assessments of the stocks of the North and South Atlantic from the same period showed them to be vulnerable and critically endangered stocks respectively, due to significant population reductions measured through an index of abundance and considering "actual or potential levels of exploitation".[1] The World Conservation Union or International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ...
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The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive. ...
An endangered species is a species whose population is so small that it is in danger of becoming extinct. ...
The Marine Stewardship Council advises that Albacore from the south Atlantic and south Pacific are fished at sustainable levels, but recommends choosing line (hand-line or pole and line) or troll-caught fish. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an independent non-profit organization that aims to promote sustainable fishery practices. ...
The Monterey Fish Market Seafood Sustainability Advisory list claims that fishery researchers generally agree that the North Pacific albacore population is a healthy stock at the current time. The list considers the north pacific albacore fishery to be "eco-friendly", in that there is very little by-catch and no impact on fishery habitat. Also, unlike some other tuna species, albacore do not usually swim with dolphins -- and for this reason there is not a dolphin-associated albacore fishery anywhere in the world. [3]
SeaChoice ranks Albacore as a "best choice" for consumers, although notes some "moderate concerns" regarding the management effectiveness (in particular, no definitive survey of the albacore stock of the Indian Ocean fishery has taken place), and "moderate concern" over the fishing stock, especially regarding the North Atlantic albacore population, which the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) considers overfished with overfishing still occurring. The southern Atlantic stock is not considered overfished. [4] The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is a part of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). ...
Other species called albacore In some parts of the world, other species may be called "albacore": Binomial name Thunnus atlanticus Lesson, 1831 Blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus) is the smallest tuna species. ...
Binomial name Bonnaterre, 1788 The yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), is a type of tuna eaten by humans as food. ...
Binomial name Seriola lalandi Cuvier and A Valenciennes, 1833 The yellowtail amberjack or great amberjack, Seriola lalandi is a large fish found in the Pacific and Indian oceans. ...
Kawakawa is a small town in the Northland region of northern New Zealand. ...
Little Tunny-Tuna is a small tuna fish found in the tropic and sub-tropic regions of the world. ...
References Wikimedia Commons has media related to: albacore The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List and Red Data List), created in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species and can be found here. ...
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