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Photo	Names
Illustrations by Chris Van Dusen Images Courtesy of Seafood Business Magazine	Latin: Thunnus alalunga French: Thon German: Thunfisch Spanish: Atun patudo Russian: Bolsheglazy tunyets Japanese: Binnegamaguro

Description

The bigeye tuna is one of five varieties of tuna that has been harvested for centuries. All tuna belong to the Sombridae family of mackerels. Like all tunas, bigeyes are fast swimmers that can cover thousands of miles in several weeks during their seasonal migrations. Albacore tuna are marketed at sizes between 9 and 45 kg (20 to 100 lbs) although they can grow to over 225 kgs (500 lbs).

Markets	Commercial Aspects
Exporting Countries Capture: United States, Taiwan, Ecuador, Japan, Korea, Portugal, Spain, France, Chile, Peru Primary Consumers Japan, United States, Europe	Bigeye swim deeper in the ocean than other tunas and are less abundant

Production Trends	Diet/Health Info
Bigeye is less abundant than other varieties of tuna	All tuna harber bacteria in their meat that if not handled correctly can cause scombroid poisoning in humans.

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