Status, advice and fisheries
Stock status of East Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna indicate that there is no overfishing.
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Distribution
Facts about Bluefin tuna
Latin name: Thunnus thynnus
Spawning area: Warm waters (> 24 °C) on specific and limited locations in the Mediterranean around the Balearic Islands, Sicily, Malta, Cyprus, and Libya.
Juvenile feeding area: Mediterranean Sea, coast of Portugal and Bay of Biscay
Adult feeding area: North-Atlantic Ocean, including Norwegian coast and Norwegian Sea
Maximum size: 3.3 m / 725 kg
Life span: 40 years
Diet: Zooplankton and small fish as juveniles; mature fish prey on schooling fish such as mackerel, herring, blue whiting, sand lance and sprat, in addition to squid species.
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