Author: Gerardo Gonzalez

200-pound. The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries recommends a high-quality reel spooled with a 200-pound test line. What line is best for tuna? Braid Line This makes it thinner than the mono and fluoro line and it is known for being very strong. When fishing for yellowfin tuna, the braid line can be great because […]

Bluefin Tuna Farms with Wild Fish About 20 percent of the bluefin tuna consumed in Japan is farmed from wild fish. About 400,000 bluefin tuna are being raised on farms as of 2010. Is most tuna farmed? A: Tuna is a salt-water fish and found in the oceans throughout the world. Most commercially-available canned or […]

If you are cooking fresh tuna at home, it should ideally be cooked medium-rare, seared very quickly over high heat, preferably on a grill. You can always choose to cook these ahi tuna steaks all the way through to be well – done. But tuna steaks are usually served seared on the outside and raw […]

Temperature Ranges for Grilled Tuna Steak Rare: 120 – 130 degrees F. Medium Rare: 130 – 140 degrees F. Medium: 140 – 150 degrees F (145 is the USDA recommended temperature) Well: over 150 and we don’t typically cook our tuna that high. What temperature should rare tuna be? Temperature Ranges for Grilled Tuna Steak […]

Dolphin numbers in the Indian Ocean may have dropped by more than 80 percent in recent decades, with an estimated 4 million small cetaceans caught as “by-catch” in commercial tuna-fishing nets since 1950, according to a study. Do dolphins get caught in tuna nets? The assessment suggests that 80,000 dolphins may be accidentally caught every […]

If your product has a dolphin safe label, you are legally obligated not to sell tuna where dolphins were injured, killed, or set upon. It doesn’t mean dolphins aren’t interacting with the tuna fisheries; it means that tuna can’t be sold in this country.” Is dolphin friendly tuna actually dolphin friendly? Is all canned tuna […]

herring. Wicked Tuna: Sustainability: Bluefin Bait They’re called pear trawlers. They scoop up tons and tons of herring. The herring is the natural feed for the tuna fish. What bait do you use for bluefin tuna? 6. Fresh bait is where it’s at when it comes to bluefin fishing! Fresh bait will give you a […]

The color Tuna fish is normally a pinky, light brown color when it’s fresh in the can. Checking the color before you eat your canned tuna can assure you that your food is still good to eat. However, do not eat your tuna if there are any spots of discoloration. These could be dark brown, […]

Tuna tends to oxidize quickly, which cause it to turn an unappetizing grey or brown. Even though it may still be relatively fresh at that point, no one wants to eat it because of the way it looks. That’s where the practice of gassing comes in. What color is tuna in a can supposed to […]

Offshore fishing trip, 15-30+ miles, depending on where best fishing is that day. Heavy Tackle for Giants, or Light Tackle for School Bluefin. Do bluefin tuna come close to shore? Falling water temperatures bring big bluefin surprisingly close to the Jersey Shore. When most fishermen think of tuna, they think of clear blue water and […]