World Tuna Day

World Tuna Day is an annual celebration on May 2 that highlights the importance of managing fish stocks to maintain sustainability. By using World Tuna Day, we hope to encourage proper management so the world has systems in place to prevent tuna stocks from crashing.

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More than 96 countries around the world participate in the conservation and management of tuna. In some parts of the world, over-fishing of some species, such as the southern bluefin tuna, has brought the species near-extinction.

10 FUN FACTS ABOUT TUNA

1. The most popular kind of canned tuna is chunk, light meat in water.
2. Light meat (in water or oil) accounts for 75 to 80 percent of annual domestic tuna consumption.
3. There are more than two dozen varieties of tuna.
4. Blackfin Tuna can be 3.5 feet long.
5. Albacore tuna can be as long as 4.5 feet long.
6. Atlantic bluefin tuna can be up to about 15 ft.
7. The largest tuna specimen found was over 21 feet long and 1,600 pounds.
8. Tuna are swift swimmers and can reach a speed between 44 and 62 miles per hour.
9. Tuna has the ability to camouflage their skin to blend in with their ocean surrounding.
10. Tuna have a are unique ability to maintain a body temperature above that of the surrounding water.