Tuna seafood items

Ocean Wise’s recommendations are based on 4 criteria. An Ocean Wise recommended species is:

  1. Abundant and resilient to fishing pressures
  2. Well managed with a comprehensive management plan based on current research
  3. Harvested in a method that ensures limited bycatch on non-target and endangered species
  4. Harvested in ways that limit damage to marine or aquatic habitats and negative interactions with other species.

To learn more please refer to our Ocean Wise Recommendation Policy.

Tuna
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Albacore tuna Thunnus alalunga Wild Pole, Troll New Zealand, Northeast Pacific Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean
Ocean Wise Bigeye tuna, ahi tuna Thunnus obesus Wild Pole, Troll, Unassociated purse seine Atlantic Ocean
Ocean Wise Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis Wild Pole, Troll, Unassociated purse seine Atlantic Ocean, Central Pacific Ocean, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Japan, Western Pacific Ocean
Ocean Wise Tongol tuna Thunnus tonggol Wild Handline, Pole, Troll Malaysia
Ocean Wise Yellowfin tuna, ahi tuna Thunnus albacares Wild Handline, Pole, Troll Atlantic US, Central Pacific Ocean, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Western Pacific Ocean
Not Recommended Albacore tuna Thunnus alalunga Wild FAD purse seine, Pelagic longline, Unassociated purse seine Worldwide
Not Recommended Albacore tuna Thunnus alalunga Wild Pole, Troll Atlantic US, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Bigeye tuna, ahi tuna Thunnus obesus Wild Pelagic longline, Pole, Troll Central Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Northeast Pacific Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean
Not Recommended Bigeye tuna, ahi tuna Thunnus obesus Wild FAD purse seine, Pelagic longline Worldwide
Not Recommended Blackfin tuna Thunnus atlanticus Wild Handline, Pelagic longline, Purse seine, Troll, Unassociated purse seine Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus Wild Pelagic longline, Purse seine, Troll, Various Worldwide
Not Recommended Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis Wild FAD purse seine, Pelagic longline Worldwide
Not Recommended Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis Wild Pole, Troll, Unassociated purse seine Indian Ocean
Not Recommended Tongol tuna Thunnus tonggol Wild Drift gillnet, FAD purse seine, Handline, Pole, Troll Indonesia, Iran, Thailand
Not Recommended Tongol tuna Thunnus tonggol Wild Drift gillnet, FAD purse seine Malaysia
Not Recommended Yellowfin tuna, ahi tuna Thunnus albacares Wild Handline, Pole, Troll Indian Ocean
Not Recommended Yellowfin tuna, ahi tuna Thunnus albacares Wild FAD purse seine, Pelagic longline, Unassociated purse seine Worldwide