Ahi

Thunnus albacares

Yellowfin Tuna

Description: Blackish blue above fading to white below; faint yellow stripe extends from eye to tail, soft dorsal and anal fins and finlets bright yellow; dorsal and anal fins lengthen with age.

Size: Weight up to 300 pounds.

Habitat: Open water, generally found over deepwater banks and submarine ledge areas at depths to 1000 fathoms; young fish often travel near the surface.

Feeding: Diurnal and nocturnal; fish, squid, and crustaceans.

Schooling: Schools.

Fishing methods: Longline, pole and line, trolling, handling.

Seasonality: Adults are more abundant in late spring through early fall; juveniles are abundant fall and winter.

Information Courtesy of: dlnr.hawaii.gov