Where to fish
A destination match is not yet verified. The country records below describe occurrence, not a confirmed local fishing trip.
Explore the trip libraryLocal names
A name can refer to different fish in different places.
| Name | Region | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ahi | Hawaii · Hawaiian | Reference |
| Ahi po'onui | Hawaii · Hawaiian | Reference |
| Albacora | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Albacora | Dominican Rep. · Spanish | Reference |
| Albacora | Ecuador · Spanish | Reference |
| Albacora | Azores Is. · Portuguese | Reference |
| Albacora bandolim | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Albacora-amarela | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Albacora-bandolim | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Albacora-cachorra | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Albacora-de-aba-amerela | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Albacora-gaia-amarela | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Albacora-olhão | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Albacora-olho-grande | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Albacora-ôlho-grande | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Albacore | Malaysia | Reference |
| Alvacor | Azores Is. · Portuguese | Reference |
| Alvacora | Azores Is. · Portuguese | Reference |
| Atum | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Atum patudo | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Atum patudo | Madeira Is. · Portuguese | Reference |
| Atum-cachorra | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Atum-cachorro | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Atum-de-olhos-grandes | Cape Verde · Portuguese | Reference |
| Atum-patudo | Angola · Portuguese | Reference |
| Atum-patudo | Cape Verde · Portuguese | Reference |
| Atum-patudo | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Atún | Colombia · Spanish | Reference |
| Atún de ojo grande | Chile · Spanish | Reference |
| Atún ojo gordo | Colombia · Spanish | Reference |
| Atún ojo gordo | Venezuela · Spanish | Reference |
| Atún ojo grande | Cuba · Spanish | Reference |
| Atún ojo grande | Ecuador · Spanish | Reference |
| Atún ojo grande | Mexico · Spanish | Reference |
| Atún ojo grande | Peru · Spanish | Reference |
| Atún ojos grandes | Chile · Spanish | Reference |
| Big eye | Mauritania | Reference |
| Big eye | Mauritius | Reference |
| Big eye tuna | Papua New Guin. | Reference |
| Big eye tunny | Seychelles | Reference |
| Bigeye | Australia | Reference |
| Bigeye | Fr. Polynesia | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | Australia | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | Solomon Is. | Reference |
| Bigeye Tuna | Cuba | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | France | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | Djibouti | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | Ghana | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | Malaysia | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | New Zealand | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | Niue | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | North. Marianas | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | Philippines | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | Azores Is. | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | Timor-Leste | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | Puerto Rico | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | Sierra Leone | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | Viet Nam | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | South Africa | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | United States | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | Uruguay | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna | Global | Reference |
| Bigeye Tuna | UK Gr. Britain | Reference |
| Big-eye tuna | Australia | Reference |
| Big-eye tuna | Papua New Guin. | Reference |
| Big-eye tuna | UK Gr. Britain | Reference |
| Big-eye tuna | Wallis Futuna | Reference |
| Bigeye tuna fish | Hawaii | Reference |
| Bigeye tunny | UK Gr. Britain | Reference |
| Big-eye tunny | Azores Is. | Reference |
| Bigeyed tuna | Micronesia | Reference |
| Bigeye-tuna | India | Reference |
| Bonito-cachorro | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Coffrey | St Hel Asc Tris | Reference |
| Dickleibiger Thun | Namibia · German | Reference |
| Grootoog-tuna | Namibia · Afrikaans | Reference |
| Grootoog-tuna | South Africa · Afrikaans | Reference |
| Großaugenthun | Germany · German | Reference |
| Großaugen-Thun | Germany · German | Reference |
| Großaugen-Thunfisch | Germany · German | Reference |
| Großaugiger Thun | Namibia · German | Reference |
| Japanese tuna | Malaysia | Reference |
| Mackerel tuna | Malaysia | Reference |
| Mebachi | Japan · Japanese | Reference |
| Mebuto | Japan · Japanese | Reference |
| Ojigrande | Cuba · Spanish | Reference |
| Ojo gordo | Colombia · Spanish | Reference |
| Ojo grande | Uruguay · Spanish | Reference |
| Ojos grandes | Argentina · Spanish | Reference |
| Patudo | Angola · Portuguese | Reference |
| Patudo | Argentina · Spanish | Reference |
| Patudo | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Patudo | Cape Verde · Portuguese | Reference |
| Patudo | France · French | Reference |
| Patudo | Martinique · French | Reference |
| Patudo | Mauritania · French | Reference |
| Patudo | Mexico · Spanish | Reference |
| Patudo | Mozambique · Portuguese | Reference |
| Patudo | Nicaragua · Spanish | Reference |
| Patudo | Peru · Spanish | Reference |
| Patudo | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Patudo | Azores Is. · Portuguese | Reference |
| Patudo | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Patudo | Global · French | Reference |
| Po'o-nui | Hawaii · Hawaiian | Reference |
| Thun | Namibia · German | Reference |
| Thunfisch | Germany · German | Reference |
| Thon aux grands yeux | France · French | Reference |
| Thon aux gros yeux | Mauritius · French | Reference |
| Thon gros yeux | Seychelles · French | Reference |
| Thon obèse | France · French | Reference |
| Thon obèse | Fr. Polynesia · French | Reference |
| Thon obèse | Djibouti · French | Reference |
| Thon obèse | Martinique · French | Reference |
| Thon obèse | Mauritania · French | Reference |
| Thon obèse | Mauritius · French | Reference |
| Thon obèse | Senegal · French | Reference |
| Thon obèse | Global · French | Reference |
| Thon ventru | France · French | Reference |
| Tuna | Namibia · Afrikaans | Reference |
Seasons
A species-wide fishing season is not verified. Use the destination guide and local agency for the water and dates you choose.
Regulations and identification
- Northern Territory — Northern Territory Government
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
- New South Wales — NSW fisheries
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
- Canada — Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
- New Zealand — Fish & Game New Zealand
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
- United States marine waters — NOAA Fisheries
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
Source records
Country occurrence records
Admiralty Is. · American Samoa · Andaman Is. · Angola · Anguilla · Antigua Barbuda · Argentina · Aruba · Ascension I. · Australia · Azores Is. · Bahamas · Bangladesh · Barbados · Benin · Bermuda · Bonin Is. · Brazil · Brunei Daruss. · Cameroon · Canada · Canary Is. · Cape Verde · Cayman Is. · Chagos Is. · China · Christmas I. · Cocos/Keel. Is. · Colombia · Comoros · Congo (Brazza.) · Congo (DR;Kin.) · Cook Is. · Cuba · Curacao · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Rep. · Easter I. · Ecuador · Equator. Guinea · Fiji · Fr. Polynesia · France · French Guiana · Gabon · Galapagos Is. · Gambia · Ghana · Grenada · Guadeloupe · Guam · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Hawaii · India · Indonesia · Ivory coast · Jamaica · Japan · Johnston I. · Kenya · Kermadec Is. · Kiribati · Korea (South) · Liberia · Madagascar · Madeira Is. · Malaysia · Maldives · Marquesas Is. · Marshall Is. · Martinique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mexico · Micronesia · Midway Is. · Montserrat · Morocco · Mozambique · Myanmar · Namibia · Nauru · Neth Antilles · New Caledonia · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Nigeria · Niue · Norfolk I. · North. Marianas · Oman · Pakistan · Palau · Papua New Guin. · Peru · Philippines · Pitcairn · Portugal · Puerto Rico · Reunion [La] · Ryukyu Is. · Samoa · Sao Tome Princ. · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Society Is. · Socotra Arch. · Solomon Is. · Somalia · South Africa · Spain · Sri Lanka · St Hel Asc Tris · St Kitts Nevis · St Lucia · St Vincent Gren · Suriname · Taiwan/ChTaipei · Tanzania · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Togo · Tokelau · Tonga · Trinidad Tobago · Tuamotu Is. · Turks Caicos Is · Tuvalu · US M. Outl. Is. · United States · Uruguay · Vanuatu · Venezuela · Viet Nam · Virgin Is. (GB) · Virgin Is. (US) · Wake I. · Wallis Futuna · Western Sahara · Yemen
A country record does not establish local abundance, fishing access or a legal target.