Bigeye Tuna

Thunnus obesus

In-depth Information Regarding this Species

U.S. Range in the Pacific Ocean	Washington to Peru (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Habitat	Pelagic (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Depth range (meters)	Surface to 250 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
General Temperature Range (°C)	Warm water (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Average Maximum Overall Length (cm)	244 Usually 183 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Average Maximum weight (kg)	Up to 197 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)

Recent Wild Harvest Data for Oregon
Data from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
(Data includes all tuna from the family Scombridae except Albacore)

Year	Total Catch (Pounds)	Ex-vessel Value ( U.S. Dollars)
1989	0	0
1990	0	0
1991	0	0
1992	0	0
1993	0	0
1994	0	0
1995	1,370	746
1996	981	1,156
1997	2,254	4,164
1998	5,920	15,480

© 2003 Stephen Sempier