Bigeye Tuna

 Leighanna Weems                                                                                                                         Weems 1

Professor Foster 

ENG 111 2WF 

18 April 2023 

Bigeye Tuna 

             Bigeye tuna is a subclass of tuna fish. They are dark metallic blue with white stripes and a white underbelly. They are the main food source for multiple marine species and are an important commercial fish. They are most marketable than the bluefin tuna due to their greater size. They inhabit the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans where they are harvested to be sold fresh or frozen to nearby cities. 

              Unfortunately, due to the market popularity of the bigeye tuna, they are considered vulnerable to extinction. They are often overfished in the Eastern and Western Pacific oceans, causing strain on their population. The best way we can help repopulate the bigeye tuna and protect them from extinction is to support fisheries that repopulate the species and advocate for stricter fishing laws.   

A school of bigeye tuna.

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Work Cited 

(Image) “Bigeye Tuna.” WWF, World Wildlife Fund, https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/bigeye-tuna.