Blackfin Tuna

Species Information

Scientific Name:	Thunnus atlanticus
Common Names:	blackfin, Bermuda tuna, blackfinned albacore, blackfin tuna, black fin
Environment:	Offshore
Ideal Temp:	>= 68°F (20°C)

About Blackfin Tuna

Blackfin tuna is the smallest tuna species in the Thunnus genus, generally growing to a maximum of 100 centimetres (39 in) in length and weighing 21 kg (46 lbs). Blackfin have oval shaped bodies, black backs with a slight yellow on the finlets, and have yellow on the sides of their body.

Blackfin are only found in the western Atlantic from Cape Cod to Brazil.
These tuna do not consume as much fish in their diet as other tunas, and will eat the tiny larvae of stomatopods (king shrimp or mantis shrimp), true shrimp, and crabs, as well as small fish. They do, of course, also eat juvenile and adult fish and squid. They are a short-lived, fast-growing species; a 5 year old fish would be considered old. They reach sexual maturity at two years old, and spawn in the open sea during the summer.

Blackfin tuna are a warmer-water fish, preferring water temperatures over 68°F (20°C). What they lack in size, they make up for in numbers and willingness to bite. There are scattered records of blackfin tuna occurring as far north as Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, but the usual range is from North Carolina to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, including the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Blackfin Tuna Fishing

World Record:	22.39 kg (49 lb 6 oz) Marathon, Florida , USA
# Fish Caught:	137208 documented in database.
Earliest Record:	4/26/1933 12:00:00 AM and located at 19.45000, -80.69200.
Latest Record:	6/28/2024 6:24:06 PM and located at 35.21816, -75.69606.
Common Techniques:	Casting, Chunking, Fly, Jigging, Trolling
Popular Lure Types:	Flies, Jigs, Plugs, Spoons, Topwater, Trolling
Fishing Spots:	1385 Blackfin Tuna fishing spots.

Latest Blackfin Tuna Fishing Reports and Spots

Great week of fishing with catches of Tile fish Blackfin Tuna and limit of Dolphin along with a double rainbow and sunrise. - 7/4/2024 7:49:00 AM

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Mountaineers! - 6/28/2024 6:24:06 PM

fellow mountaineers on board today from Southern West Virginia Mercer County. pretty day and the crew caught nice mess of dolphin and a blackfin (View)

Reeling in Yellowfin Blackfin Tuna Dolphin and Tile Fish along with great sunrises. - 6/24/2024 7:31:00 PM

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Weekend Fishing Outlook (6/28-6/30/24) - 6/27/2024 6:43:24 PM

OFFSHORE- Great looking forecast headed into the weekend. Despite really nice weather this week reports have been a touch slim (My guess is A LO (View)

Dolphin in the Deep - 6/21/2024 6:37:00 PM

Old friends from Maryland on board today. dolphins were hard to come by but we looked hard and the boys got on them in the deep. caught a nice m (View)

Offshore and Nearshore – Fun TImes - 6/22/2024 2:42:18 PM

The past few days have been filled with great fishing and wonderful customers. Offshore has been bringing in mahi blackfin tuna a few released (View)

June 2024 Has Been HOT!!! - 6/10/2024 9:02:31 AM

The fishing this June has been above average for this time of year we are doing very well on all our trips from the 4hr all the way up to the 1 (View)

Father's Day Weekend Fishing Outlook (6/14-6/16/24) - 6/13/2024 3:27:22 PM

OFFSHORE- No reports to speak of this week with the weather. It does look like we will start drying out headed into the weekend and the ocean fo (View)

Anglers reeled in Blackfin Tuna Tile fish Dolphin and a catch & release of a Sailfish. - 6/12/2024 7:48:00 PM

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tuna and dolphin again - 6/8/2024 6:42:12 PM

John and Cody on board today. The weatherman blew the forecast imagine that and it was a bit rough but our guys hung in there a put together a c (View)