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Essential tag-and-release and safety guide for tuna anglers

Essential tag-and-release and safety guide for tuna anglers

This primer outlines best practices for tuna tag-and-release, fish handling, and onboard safety to protect fish, validate tournament tags, and keep crews safe.

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Long-Range Fleet Off San Diego Lands Few Trophy Tuna, Solid Yellowtail

Long-Range Fleet Off San Diego Lands Few Trophy Tuna, Solid Yellowtail

Long-range boats off San Diego landed a few trophy-sized tuna while finding steady yellowtail, a sign conditions are slo...

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213‑Pound Yellowfin Landed Out of Venice Shows Bigger‑Bait Payoff

213‑Pound Yellowfin Landed Out of Venice Shows Bigger‑Bait Payoff

A 213.2-pound yellowfin was landed out of Venice after a long, rough fight; crew used 10- to 12-inch hardtail bait and h...

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Spring yellowfin tactics for Hatteras anglers and charter captains

Spring yellowfin tactics for Hatteras anglers and charter captains

Spring yellowfin tactics for Hatteras waters: read sea-surface temperatures and keep a flexible spread to find and hook ...

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TAG program hits 1,000th giant bluefin tuna tagged milestone

TAG program hits 1,000th giant bluefin tuna tagged milestone

The Tuna Atlantic GPS tagging program has tagged its 1,000th giant bluefin, adding multi-decadal movement data that infl...

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ICCAT adopts skipjack management procedure for western Atlantic tuna

ICCAT adopts skipjack management procedure for western Atlantic tuna

ICCAT approved a management procedure setting a constant TAC for western Atlantic skipjack for 2026-2028, moving tuna ma...

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NOAA closes Atlantic General category bluefin fishery through March

NOAA closes Atlantic General category bluefin fishery through March

NOAA Fisheries closed the Atlantic General category bluefin fishery through March after the adjusted January–March subqu...

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Bumble Bee launches Good For You campaign with single-serve kits, recyclable packaging

Bumble Bee launches Good For You campaign with single-serve kits, recyclable packaging

Bumble Bee Seafoods launched the Good For You campaign with single-serve kits and recyclable packaging to modernize tuna...

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U.S. wins 231-ton boost to Atlantic bluefin quota

U.S. wins 231-ton boost to Atlantic bluefin quota

U.S. negotiators secured a 231-metric-ton increase to the Atlantic bluefin quota for 2026, a roughly 17% rise that expan...

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Nirsa Acquires Refitted 82-metre Freezer Trawler Guria in Fleet Modernization Push

Nirsa Acquires Refitted 82-metre Freezer Trawler Guria in Fleet Modernization Push

Nirsa added the 82-metre freezer trawler Guria to its fleet after a refit in Las Palmas, boosting onboard freezing and s...

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Essential Tuna Fishing Techniques for Sport and Charter Anglers

Essential Tuna Fishing Techniques for Sport and Charter Anglers

This compendium delivers field-ready, practical techniques for hooking, fighting and safely handling yellowfin, bluefin,...

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IGFA Angling Rules Set Standards for Tuna Release and Records

IGFA Angling Rules Set Standards for Tuna Release and Records

The IGFA's International Angling Rules and release guidelines provide clear standards for landing, documenting, and rele...

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Beginner Tuna Tackle Primer, Five Proven Lures and Tactics

Beginner Tuna Tackle Primer, Five Proven Lures and Tactics

A tuna tackle primer lays out five proven lure types and practical tactics for anglers preparing trips for bluefin, yell...

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Essential Tuna Trip Checklist: Safety, Tackle, and Tournament Rules

Essential Tuna Trip Checklist: Safety, Tackle, and Tournament Rules

I assembled a concise reference to help anglers prepare for tuna trips and tournaments, covering pre-trip planning, boat...

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Daiwa Saltiga Dogfight Rods Aim at Jumbo Tuna Anglers

Daiwa Saltiga Dogfight Rods Aim at Jumbo Tuna Anglers

Daiwa’s SALTIGA DOGFIGHT rod series targets anglers chasing jumbo and cow tuna with heavy-duty construction and a two-pi...

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Match gear to tuna species - a practical tackle guide for anglers

Match gear to tuna species - a practical tackle guide for anglers

A practical tackle guide explains how to match reels, rods, line and terminal gear to tuna species and presentations, re...

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How to plan a safe, productive offshore tuna trolling trip

How to plan a safe, productive offshore tuna trolling trip

A practical primer for planning safe, effective offshore tuna trolling trips focusing on gear, safety, and handling. Fol...

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Key Largo Blackfin Tuna Arrive, Offshore Season Starts Heating Up

Key Largo Blackfin Tuna Arrive, Offshore Season Starts Heating Up

Local reports on December 31 show blackfin tuna in Key Largo waters in good numbers, with typical fish landing around 30...

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Baja January Report Shows Big Yellowfin in Warm Water Pockets

Baja January Report Shows Big Yellowfin in Warm Water Pockets

The monthly Baja fishing report documented widespread yellowfin action from Cabo San Lucas through the Midriff, with fis...

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Practical Gear and Techniques Guide for Offshore Tuna Anglers

Practical Gear and Techniques Guide for Offshore Tuna Anglers

This article lays out a practical, gear-focused guide for hobby tuna anglers targeting yellowfin, bluefin, and albacore,...

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Polaris Supreme Ends Season With Massive Bluefin Spike

Polaris Supreme Ends Season With Massive Bluefin Spike

Polaris Supreme closed out the season with a five-day trip that landed as many as 107 bluefin tuna, including 19 fish in...

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EU sets −18°C core temperature rule for tuna imports

EU sets −18°C core temperature rule for tuna imports

The EU published rules requiring tuna for direct consumption to reach a −18°C core temperature from Jan 27, 2026. Export...

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NOAA Moves Bluefin Quota to Boost Early 2026 Commercial Opportunity

NOAA Moves Bluefin Quota to Boost Early 2026 Commercial Opportunity

NOAA Fisheries published a temporary rule on January 8, 2026 transferring quota from the General category December perio...

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Kona Charter Full-Day Trips Yield Blue Marlin and Yellowfin Tuna

Kona Charter Full-Day Trips Yield Blue Marlin and Yellowfin Tuna

Mauna Loa/Bad Co Sportfishing out of Kailua-Kona reported steady blue marlin and yellowfin action on Jan. 15, encouragin...

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Kite and Flying Fish Produce Tuna Off Cabo San Lucas Lighthouse

Kite and Flying Fish Produce Tuna Off Cabo San Lucas Lighthouse

A January 6, 2026 charter out of Cabo San Lucas landed six solid tuna and released a marlin after running 9 to 20 miles ...

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Rock Star Offshore Tournament kicks off in Quepos, Costa Rica

Rock Star Offshore Tournament kicks off in Quepos, Costa Rica

Rock Star Offshore Tournament starts Jan 15 at Marina Pez Vela in Quepos. It offers tuna anglers early-season chances to...

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United States Wins Largest Single Year Bluefin Quota Increase

United States Wins Largest Single Year Bluefin Quota Increase

U.S. negotiators secured an additional 231 metric tons of Atlantic bluefin tuna at the 2025 ICCAT annual meeting in Sevi...

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Pacific bluefin status update and what anglers need now

Pacific bluefin status update and what anglers need now

Pacific bluefin stock assessed as not overfished in 2024; management, gear and handling guidance affects commercial and ...

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Huge bluefin sightings push offshore activity off Virginia Beach

Huge bluefin sightings push offshore activity off Virginia Beach

Offshore activity surged after Atlantic bluefin fisheries reopened; anglers must monitor NOAA subquotas and secure VMRC ...

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Key West Sunset Window Yields Five Blackfin Tuna

Key West Sunset Window Yields Five Blackfin Tuna

A Key West charter on January 7 produced multiple hookups during a late-afternoon blackfin tuna bite, resulting in five ...

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