{"id":2495,"date":"2007-07-31T16:07:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-31T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/31\/skipjack-tuna-fact-shee\/"},"modified":"2020-03-02T16:40:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T17:40:44","slug":"skipjack-tuna-fact-shee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/skipjack-tuna-fact-shee\/","title":{"rendered":"Skipjack tuna fact sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Katsuwonus pelamis\u00a0<\/em>| Skipjack tuna<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The skipjack tuna is a migratory species distributed in waters between 14.7\u00b0\u00a0C and 30\u00b0\u00a0C, but absent in the Black Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean. Skipjack tunas are epipelagic and rarely found at depths exceeding 260 m and 15\u00b0\u00a0C. The general time for spawning is between the beginning of autumn and spring, though it may be year-round near the regions around the Equator. Fertility changes with body size, with the number of eggs per season in females ranging from 80, 000 to 2,000,000. The skipjack tuna is the most caught species in tuna the fishing industry in the world, including in the Azores. They normally appear in Azorean waters between July and October, but can stay until December.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Length:\u00a0<\/strong>
Maximum: 1.11 m
Azores about 50 cm
Breeding size: 40 – 55 cm (age about 1.5 years)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weight:\u00a0<\/strong>
Average 23.5 – 32.5 kg
Maximum: 34.5 kg
Azores: about 4 kg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diet: <\/strong>small fish, crustaceans, cephalopods and other mollusks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longevity:<\/strong> 6 – 12 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservation status:<\/strong> Least concern. Currently there is no evidence that the population in the Atlantic is being affected negatively by the fisheries.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other languages<\/strong>
Portuguese: Bonito
Spanish: Listado\/rayado\/bonito
French: Bonite \u00e0 ventre ray\u00e9
Italian: Tonnetto striato
German:\u00a0Echte Bonito
Dutch: Echte bonito
Swedish: Bonit
Norwegian:\u00a0Bukstripet bonitt
Danish: –\u00a0
Finnish:\u00a0Boniitti
Polish:\u00a0Bonito\/ryba
Russian:\u00a0\u041f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0430\u0442\u044b\u0439 \u0442\u0443\u043d\u0435\u0446<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Katsuwonus pelamis\u00a0| Skipjack tuna The skipjack tuna is a migratory species distributed in waters between 14.7\u00b0\u00a0C and 30\u00b0\u00a0C,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[313,1],"tags":[277,238],"yoast_head":"\nSkipjack tuna fact sheet - Azores Whales<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/skipjack-tuna-fact-shee\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Skipjack tuna fact sheet - Azores Whales\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Katsuwonus pelamis\u00a0| Skipjack tuna The skipjack tuna is a migratory species distributed in waters between 14.7\u00b0\u00a0C and 30\u00b0\u00a0C,…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/skipjack-tuna-fact-shee\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Azores Whales\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2007-07-31T16:07:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-03-02T17:40:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Azores Whales\",\"description\":\"Azores Whale Watching Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/skipjack-tuna-fact-shee\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/skipjack-tuna-fact-shee\/\",\"name\":\"Skipjack tuna fact sheet - Azores Whales\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2007-07-31T16:07:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-02T17:40:44+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ccbb558acf5445295d665fb153636c78\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/skipjack-tuna-fact-shee\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/skipjack-tuna-fact-shee\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/skipjack-tuna-fact-shee\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"item\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/skipjack-tuna-fact-shee\/#webpage\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ccbb558acf5445295d665fb153636c78\",\"name\":\"Futurismo Biologists Team\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc557f0ad5ebe29d770478dfcbf8f29d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc557f0ad5ebe29d770478dfcbf8f29d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Futurismo Biologists Team\"},\"description\":\"At Futurismo, we are not just a sea team. 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