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Atlantic bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Where to fish

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Local names

A name can refer to different fish in different places.

NameRegionSource
AlbacoraAzores Is. · PortugueseReference
Albacora-azulBrazil · PortugueseReference
Albacora-maguruBrazil · PortugueseReference
Aleta azulUruguay · SpanishReference
AlvacorAzores Is. · PortugueseReference
Atlantic bluefin tunaFranceReference
Atlantic bluefin tunaAzores Is.Reference
Atlantic bluefin tunaGlobalReference
Atlantischer ThunfischGermany · GermanReference
AtuarroCape Verde · PortugueseReference
AtumAngola · PortugueseReference
AtumBrazil · PortugueseReference
AtumPortugal · PortugueseReference
Atum rabilMadeira Is. · PortugueseReference
Atum-azulBrazil · PortugueseReference
Atum-azulCape Verde · PortugueseReference
Atum-de-direitoCape Verde · PortugueseReference
Atum-de-revésCape Verde · PortugueseReference
Atum-rabilCape Verde · PortugueseReference
Atum-rabilhoCape Verde · PortugueseReference
Atum-rabilhoPortugal · PortugueseReference
Atum-verdadeiroBrazil · PortugueseReference
AtunDominican Rep. · SpanishReference
AtunSpain · SpanishReference
AtúnColombia · SpanishReference
AtúnDominican Rep. · SpanishReference
AtúnSpain · SpanishReference
Atún alata azulVenezuela · SpanishReference
Atún aleta azulArgentina · SpanishReference
Atún aleta azulCuba · SpanishReference
Atún aleta azulMexico · SpanishReference
Atún cimarrónChile · SpanishReference
Atún de aleta azulChile · SpanishReference
Atún de aleta azulColombia · SpanishReference
Atún de aleta azulMexico · SpanishReference
Atún de aleta azulPeru · SpanishReference
Atún rojoArgentina · SpanishReference
Atún rojoSpain · SpanishReference
Atún rojoUruguay · SpanishReference
Atún rojo del AtlánticoSpain · SpanishReference
Blauflossen ThunGermany · GermanReference
Blouvin-tunaSouth Africa · AfrikaansReference
Blue fin tunaAzores Is.Reference
Bluefin TunaCubaReference
Bluefin tunaIrelandReference
Bluefin tunaMaltaReference
Bluefin tunaPuerto RicoReference
Bluefin tunaSouth AfricaReference
Bluefin tunaUK Gr. BritainReference
Bluefin tunaUnited StatesReference
Bluefin tunnyUK Gr. BritainReference
Blue-fin tunnyAzores Is.Reference
Bocadós de atumPortugal · PortugueseReference
Großer ThunGermany · GermanReference
KuromaguroJapan · JapaneseReference
Migas de tunidosSpain · SpanishReference
MochamaPortugal · PortugueseReference
MojamaSpain · SpanishReference
Northern bluefin tunaNew ZealandReference
Northern bluefin tunaNorth. MarianasReference
Northern bluefin tunaUK Gr. BritainReference
RabãoCape Verde · PortugueseReference
RabãoAzores Is. · PortugueseReference
RabilCape Verde · PortugueseReference
RabilhaAngola · PortugueseReference
RabilhoMadeira Is. · PortugueseReference
RabiloBrazil · PortugueseReference
RabiloAzores Is. · PortugueseReference
Roter ThunGermany · GermanReference
Southern bluefin tunaUruguayReference
Squid houndCanadaReference
ThuneGermany · GermanReference
ThunfischGermany · GermanReference
Thon rougeCanada · FrenchReference
Thon rougeFrance · FrenchReference
Thon rougeMartinique · FrenchReference
Thon rouge de l'AtlantiqueFrance · FrenchReference
Thon rouge de l'AtlantiqueGlobal · FrenchReference
Thon rouge du nordFrance · FrenchReference
ThoneMorocco · FrenchReference
TunaAustraliaReference
bluefinPrince Edward IslandReference

Seasons

Prince Edward Island

The cited DFO notice covers a July-to-October catch-and-release charter window in 2026. It does not establish dates for a later year.

These are fishing patterns from the linked sources. Check the agency for current legal seasons and closures.

Regulations and identification

Source records

Country occurrence records

Albania · Algeria · Anguilla · Antigua Barbuda · Argentina · Aruba · Ascension I. · Azores Is. · Bahamas · Barbados · Belgium · Belize · Bermuda · Bosnia Herzego. · Brazil · Bulgaria · Canada · Canary Is. · Cape Verde · Cayman Is. · Channel Is. · Colombia · Costa Rica · Croatia · Cuba · Curacao · Cyprus · Denmark · Dominica · Dominican Rep. · Egypt · France · French Guiana · Georgia · Germany · Gibraltar · Greece · Greenland · Grenada · Guadeloupe · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Iceland · Ireland · Isle of Man · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Latvia · Lebanon · Libya · Lithuania · Madeira Is. · Malta · Martinique · Mauritania · Mexico · Monaco · Montenegro · Montserrat · Morocco · Neth Antilles · Netherlands · Nicaragua · Norway · Panama · Poland · Portugal · Puerto Rico · Romania · Slovenia · South Africa · Spain · St Kitts Nevis · St Lucia · St Pierre Miq. · St Vincent Gren · Suriname · Sweden · Syria · Trinidad Tobago · Tunisia · Turks Caicos Is · Türkiye · UK Engld Wal · UK Gr. Britain · UK No Ireld · UK Scotland · Ukraine · United States · Uruguay · Venezuela · Virgin Is. (GB) · Virgin Is. (US)

A country record does not establish local abundance, fishing access or a legal target.