For comparison, the world record for yellowfin tuna stands at 427 pounds, for a fish caught off Cabo San Lucas in 2012. (The catch of a 443-pound yellowfin, also off Cabo San Lucas, is pending ...

Take a look at an example of a day of tuna fishing at sea, and see how much it would cost you to run it. Around $18,000 might be the price of a used small tuna boat. Around $5,000 will be spent on ...

The F/V Maverick and Other Boats That Are No Longer on ‘Deadliest Catch’ The number of people who have the skills to harpoon tuna is small, and the quota they’re allowed each year is small.

In 2024, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization released its annual report on the state of the global fishing industry, and it was a mix of good and bad news.

Japanese fishermen will also be permitted to catch more small tuna, with the limit going from 4,007 to 4,407 tons. These decisions were based on the recovery of the Pacific Ocean’s tuna population.

He starts his day at 4:30 in the morning, catching the squid bait he needs to attract tuna. His small-scale Indonesian tuna fishery became the first in the country to hold Fairtrade and MSC ...