Roughly 88% percent of American households enjoy canned tuna, but few realize the true size of the animal behind the meal.

In April of 2025, a group of anglers off the coast of Galveston, Texas caught a monster-sized bluefin tuna. The previous state record was a whopping 876 lbs., but the bluefin hoisted aboard the ...

How big are tuna? That all depends on the species. But no matter what kind you have on the end of your line, your shoulders and arms are going to get a workout reeling it in. If you happen to be ...

David Esslinger and a group of buddies headed offshore from Galveston, Texas around daybreak on Thursday. They were on Carson Deer’s offshore boat, Catillac, a 46-foot catamaran. The crew was rigged ...

Several companies – including Albacora, Maruha Nichiro, Dongwon, Bolton Group and Sajo – are key harvesters of tuna species threatened with extinction. An estimated 56% of the 30 largest tuna ...

The annual two-day Oregon Tuna Classic starts early, at 4 a.m. Crews get up, put food and ice on their boats, fuel up, then head out to the mouth of Tillamook Bay for a 6 a.m. shotgun start. “We all ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Planet Tracker has traced 2,153 fishing vessels to the world's largest tuna harvesting companies -- revealing, for the ...