Recreational bluefin tuna fishing restrictions tightened for 2025 after anglers exceeded the 2024 quota. Medium-sized bluefin tuna (47-73 inches) are now off-limits, while limits on smaller school ...

The Pacific bluefin tuna moved from "vulnerable" to "near threatened" due and was noted as being “severely depleted at less than 5% of its original biomass,” the IUCN said at the time.

Bluefin tuna are an ocean-going fish that grow up to 10 feet long and can weigh as much as 1,200 pounds. Unlike almost all fish, bluefin tuna are warm-blooded and able to regulate their body ...

In 2014, Pacific bluefin tuna were at their lowest levels ever. A report from an international scientific committee warned that their numbers had fallen to 2-5% of what they would be without fishing.