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Photo	Names
Image courtesy of: Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia, Office of Seafood and Office of Regulatory Affairs, US Food and Drug Administration.	Latin: Katswonus pelamis French: Bonite a ventre raye German: Echter Bonito Spanish: Listado or Barrilete Russian: Zholtopyory tunyets Japanese: Katsuo

Description

The skipjack tuna is one of five varieties of tuna that has been harvested for centuries. All tuna belong to the Sombridae family of mackerels. Skipjack tuna congregate in schools and swim along the edges of warm underwater streams in search of food. They usually grow to between 2.5 and 3.5 kg (5 to 8 lbs), but can grow to 18 kg (40 lbs). Nearly half of the catch of the five main tuna varieties are skipjack, making it a staple of global tuna fisheries.

Markets	Commercial Aspects
Exporting Countries Capture: United States, Japan Primary Consumers Japan, United States, Europe	About 1.5 million tons of skipjack tuna are harvested annually.

Production Trends	Diet/Health Info
Skipjack stocks in the Pacific appear healthy. The supply of skipjack from the Atlantic is declining. Supplies in the Indian Ocean are increasing but are expected to level off soon.	All tuna harber bacteria in their meat that, if not handled correctly, can cause scombroid poisoning in humans.

The Global Supply

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