Tuna Essentials: Family: Scombridae. Temperature: eggs and Also known as Genus: Thunnus. larvae, about 24°C. Adults, longfin tuna. from 10 to 28°C. Life span: up to 15 Alalunga comes from 2. Albacore Tuna years. Can swim at an estimated the Latin ala longa, (Thunnus alalunga) average speed of "long wing". 4 km / h. The name Thunnus It can be identified alalunga refers to its long by a white line along pectoral fins. the outer edge of its caudal fin.

Depth:

Larvae in the top 20 m Juveniles in the top 40 m Hatch from a 1-1.5 mm Ø egg and can grow up to 140 cm long and weigh up to 40 kg.

Did you know that REPRODUCTION PREY small planktonic • albacore tuna is a very cosmo- Age of first reproduction: Larvae: crustaceans politan oceanic species 2 years for the Mediterranean popu- Adults as far that we still have a lot lation and 5 years down as 200 m to learn about? for oceanic albacore. Juveniles and adults: krill, • female albacores are smaller squid, and small fish than males? Spawning season: They breed in the spring and summer, Main predators: other • fishermen sometimes find them during 6 months in tropical ocean tuna species and where there are fin whales, fee- waters and 3-4 some sharks ding on the same months in the prey –krill? Mediterranean.

They have been distribution found as deep as 450 m spawning grounds migration routes

CONSERVATION STATUS:

Because albacore are present in all the oceans, Some of the albacore’s spawning NOT OVERFISHED their management is controlled by 4 Regional grounds and migration routes have Fishery Management Organizations (RFMOS). not yet been accurately located.

Advising experts: Sámar Saber, Victoria Ortiz de Zarate, Pablo Quelle, and Patricia Reglero. Design and illustrations: Flavia Gargiulo. For more information about our sources please consult www.planettuna.com.