1. Bigeye Tuna
Classified as Vulnerable
Pacific stock is classified as Endangered
by Carter Rose

2. Common Name- Bigeye
Tuna
Scientific Name- Thunnus
Obsesus
Location- Pacific, Atlantic
and Indian Oceans
Status- At risk from
overfishing in the 1950’s

3. Location
Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Ocean

5. • Grow up to 8 feet long
• Live 10 to 16 years
• Most challenging fish to catch
• Adult Bigeye Tuna can dive deeper
than 1640 feet

6. • Large, fast and excellent swimmers
• Gills are 30X larger and heart is 10X larger then other fish
• Feed on cephalopods and crustaceans
• Preyed by larger billfish and toothed whales
• Spawn twice a year during a full moon in tropical waters
• Release more then 2.9 million to 6.3 million eggs each time
• Small bigeye tuna found at the surface
• Adults found in deep water