(Tunnus thynnus )
Distribution
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna are big game fish that many of us wish to catch. They travel great distances to spawn and follow their prey across the Atlantic. The can travel from Central America all the way to Norway, whilst some groups travel down to central Brazil.
ref Depth Range: 0-985m
Mature Size & Growth Rate
Approx 4-5 Years to maturity (100%)
3 years for L50 (50% maturity)
Up to 10 million eggs per season ref
Location Male Mature Size (cm) Female Mature Size (Fork Length in cm) 50% 103.6 100% 135
ref here Life Span, Length & Weight
Max age: 32 years
juvenile 30cm per year of growth
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calculation for fork length compared to age FLt −0.07(t + 1.76) ] ref
Age (Years) Fork Length (cm) Predicted Weight Males (Kg) Males (Lb) Females (Kg) Females (Lb) 1 61.3 4 8.8 3.4 7.5 2 80.9 8.7 19.2 7.8 17.2 3 99.3 15.2 33.5 14.3 31.5 4 116.5 23.6 52.0 22.7 50.0 5 132.7 33.8 74.5 33 72.8 6 147.8 45.4 100.1 45 99.2 7 162 58.3 128.5 58.4 128.7 8 175.3 72.5 159.8 73.1 161.2 9 187.7 87.6 193.1 88.6 195.3 10 199.4 103.3 227.7 104.9 231.3 11 210.3 119.7 263.9 121.7 268.3 12 220.6 136.6 301.2 138.8 306.0 13 230.2 153.5 338.4 156.1 344.1 14 239.1 170.3 375.4 173.5 382.5 15 247.6 187.7 413.8 190.5 420.0
Using this equation, (Kg)=a *(Fork Length (cm))^b , I am now able to estimate the weight for Tuna over the age of 15, past the data provided from the study. Using linear regression, I have determined
For males
b coefficient (exponent) = 0.005181905a coefficient (constant) = 0.000123324
For Females
b coefficient (exponent) = 0.005336129a coefficient (constant) = 0.000104713
Common Names:
` Country Language Toni Albania Albanian Than, Thon, Thone Algeria Arabic Atum, Rabilha Angola Portuguese Atún aleta azul, Atún rojo Argentina Spanish Atlantic bluefin tuna, Blue fin tuna, Blue-fin tunny Azores Is. English Albacora, Alvacor, Rabão, Rabilo Azores Is. Portuguese Albacora-azul, Albacora-maguru, Atum, Atum-azul, Atum-verdadeiro, Rabilo Brazil Portuguese Ton Bulgaria Bulgarian Squid hound Canada English Thon rouge Canada French Atuarro, Atum-azul, Atum-de-direito, Atum-de-revés, Atum-rabil, Atum-rabilho, Rabão, Rabil Cape Verde Portuguese Atún cimarrón, Atún de aleta azul Chile Spanish Cá chan, Thu, 大西洋蓝鳍金枪鱼, 金枪鱼, 金槍魚, 鲔, 黑暗串, 黑鲔 China Mandarin Chinese 鮪, 黑暗串, 黑鮪 Chinese Taipei Mandarin Chinese Atún, Atún de aleta azul Colombia Spanish Tun, Tuna, Tuna plava, Tunj Croatia Croatian Bluefin Tuna Cuba English Atún aleta azul Cuba Spanish Almindelig Tun, Atlantisk tun, Blåfinnet tun, Blåfinnet tunfisk, Tun, Tunfisk Denmark Danish Atun, Atún Dominican Rp Spanish Tunna, Tunna zarkaa alzoanefaa Egypt Arabic Harilik tuun Estonia Estonian Tunfiskur Faeroe Is. Faroese Tonnikala Finland Finnish Tonnu France Corsican Thon rouge, Thon rouge de l’Atlantique, Thon rouge du nord France French Atlantischer Thunfisch, Blauflossen Thun, Großer Thun, Roter Thun, Thune, Thunfisch Germany German Tonnos, Tónnos, Tonos makrofteros, Γλουπέας, Γοφός, Γόφος, Κόπανος, Μαγιάτικο, Όρκυνος, Ορτσίνι, Τόνος Greece Greek Túnfiskur Iceland Icelandic Bluefin tuna Ireland English An tuinnín Ireland Gaelic, Irish Tunna kehula, טונה כחולת- סנפיר Israel Hebrew Barilaro, Franzillottu, Musciame de tonno, Scampiru, Ton, Tonne, Tonno, Tonno rosso, Tunina, Tunnacchiolu, Tunnacchiu, Tunnachiello, Tunnu, Tunnu da castagnara Italy Italian Kuromaguro Japan Japanese 참다랑어 Korea (South) Korean T’oûn ah’mar Lebanon Arabic Atum rabil, Rabilho Madeira Is. Portuguese Bluefin tuna Malta English Tonn, Tonnu, Tunnagg Malta Maltese Boebo Marshall Is. Marshallese Ton france Martinique Creole, French Thon rouge Martinique French Atún aleta azul, Atún de aleta azul Mexico Spanish Tunj Montenegro Serbian Thone Morocco French Tonijn Netherlands Dutch Northern bluefin tuna New Zealand English Northern bluefin tuna North Marianas English Makrellstørje, Thunfisk, Tunfisk Norway Norwegian Tunna Oman Arabic Atún de aleta azul Peru Spanish Ton, Tuńczyk, Tunczyk blekitnopletwy, Tuńczyk błękitnopłetwy, Tuńczyk zwykły Poland Polish Atum, Atum-rabilho, Mochama Portugal Portuguese Bluefin tuna Puerto Rico English Ton, Ton Rosu Romania Rumanian Krasnyj tunets, Sineperyj tunets, Sinij tunets, Siniy, Solsheglazyj tunets, Tunets, Vostochnyj tunets, Zoludoj tunets Russia Russian تونة حمراء أطلسيَّة Saudi Arabia Arabic Ouakhandar, Waxandor Senegal Wolof Tun, tuna, Tunj Serbia Serbian Blouvin-tuna South Africa Afrikaans Bluefin tuna South Africa English Golfàs, Tonyina Spain Catalan Atun, Atún, Atún rojo, Atún rojo del Atlántico Spain Spanish Makrillstörje, Röd tonfisk, Tonfisk Sweden Swedish Auhopu Tahiti Tahitian Toun ahmar Tunisia Arabic Orkinos, Orkinos, Ton balığı, Orkinoz balığı, Ton balığı Turkey Turkish Atlantic bluefin tuna, Bluefin tuna, Bluefin tunny, Northern bluefin tuna UK English Obyknovennyi tunets Ukraine Russian Тунець блакитний, Тунець Блюфін, Тунець синій Ukraine Ukrainian Southern bluefin tuna Uruguay English Aleta azul, Atún rojo Uruguay Spanish Bluefin tuna USA English Atún alata azul Venezuela Spanish
ref World Records
Date Record Body Name Weight (kg) Method Location 19/08/1997 European Record ESRA Paulo Gaspar 296.6 Mens Speargun Faial Island, Azores
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