A pending Texas state record bluefin tuna, described by Esslinger as "the size of a car," was hauled in after an epic five-hour battle off the coast, near a floating rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

(AP) After defeating a proposal in 2010 to ban the export of an endangered fish that is a key ingredient of sushi, Japan and Asian nations argued it should be left to quota-setting international ...

For 3,000 years, demand for bluefin tuna has existed in uneasy balance with its natural ability to reproduce and thrive. The following is an excerpt from Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession, and ...

Dock Totals 9/22– 9/28: 3558 anglers aboard 157 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 2777 bluefin tuna (up to 90 pounds), 133 bocaccio, 974 bonito, 1 cabezon, ...

In Chapter 45 (“The Affidavit”) of Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick,” Ishmael notes the need to share some preliminary information “in order to be adequately understood, and moreover to take away any ...

An international commission has approved an increase to the bluefin tuna fishery while putting a first ever quota on skipjack ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. Spend enough time in the world of fisheries science, and you’re likely to hear an adage, coined by a researcher named John Shepherd, that neatly ...

CAN CATCH OF IT DURING THEIR BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR. CAPTAIN TYLER MCLAUGHLIN I FISH OUT OF RYE, NEW HAMPSHIRE. I’VE BEEN FISHING ALL MY LIFE. IF THERE’S ONE THING THAT CAPTAIN TYLER MCLAUGHLIN KNOWS, ...

Bluefin tuna is typically sliced into small pieces, its ruby red flesh rolled into sushi. But don’t let those tiny sashimi slices fool you. Bluefin tuna are colossal creatures—on average, they’re ...

A fish wholesaler has purchased a 210kg (463lb) bluefin tuna for more than £2,000. The fish was caught on Thursday by the team at Pechos Grandes and was sold at an auction on Friday at Brixham fish ...