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Skipjack tuna may be IGFA Record
IGFA maintains and publishes world records for saltwater, freshwater, fly fishing catches, U.S. state freshwater records, and junior angler records, awarding certificates of recognition to each record holder. Recognized as the official keeper of world saltwater fishing records since 1939, IGFA entered the field of freshwater record keeping when Field & Stream transferred its 68 years of records to the association in 1978. World records coordinator Rebecca Wright provides monthly highlights of selected documented fish catches made from across the globe and submitted for world records. Below is a potential May world record now before the world...
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IGFA maintains and publishes world records for saltwater, freshwater, fly fishing catches, U.S. state freshwater records, and junior angler records, awarding certificates of recognition to each record holder. Recognized as the official keeper of world saltwater fishing records since 1939, IGFA entered the field of freshwater record keeping when Field & Stream transferred its 68 years of records to the association in 1978. World records coordinator Rebecca Wright provides monthly highlights of selected documented fish catches made from across the globe and submitted for world records. Below is a potential May world record now before the world...
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Skipjack Tuna Fish Species Information
| Scientific Fish Name: | Katsuwonus pelamis |
| Other Fish Species Names: | aku, arctic bonito, mushmouth, oceanic bonito, striped tuna, or victor fish |
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Although the skipjack is the most fecund of the main commercial tunas, its fishing is still regarded as highly ecologically damaging. The commonest method for catching tuna, which involves drawing a large net under an artificial fish aggregation device, has a high bycatch, including turtles, sharks and juveniles of other tuna species. |
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