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Typical size?

The article says:

The typical size is 2 m (6.6 ft) at about 500 kg (1,100 lb).

Really? Can someone who is expert in this area double check that? I appreciate that Northern bluefin tuna can grow that big, but surely that is not the typical size. That's enormous: half a metric tonne, 0.55 tons, or 78 stone. Other sources I have looked at, such as this, suggest much smaller. --DZR 19:03, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This site says "The bluefin tuna is one of the largest of the tunas" and "Bluefin commonly attain a size of 78 inches (200 cm)." The 7 kg. figure for typical weight must be a typo, as the same site describes the young as "up to a size of 90 to 130 lbs. (40 to 80 kg)." -- Donald Albury 23:53, 4 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wouldn't really be sure about the weight, but the length is quite average. Yellowfin over here average at around the same size generally. Shrumster 15:00, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I fish bluefin tuna off of northlake, PEI in Canada. We just wrapped up part of the season(they have the quota partially split this year, 40 metric tons in august and the rest in September, I'm not sure how much though) and if you can get one that weighs over 800lbs not dressed("dressing" is when the head, tail, and organs are removed, it is then weighed again, the dress weight is then given. When its payed for at an auction(a #of$/lb) they pay for the dressed weight) then you've got a big fish, a nice sized fish. A lot of the oens that come in are like 300-500lbs round(not dressed). However, years ago(1970s and such) the average size you have posted here would be very close. They have gotten a lot smaller. So the average weight would have changed over the years wouldnt it? 142.176.58.216 14:03, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Consumer Advice/Advocacy

The line "and it is thus better to avoid consumption of bluefin tuna until stocks recover." is inappropriate for an encyclopedia article. Maybe you could find some source that offers this advice and comment on that.24.136.6.69 (talk) 02:08, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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 : I fish bluefin tuna off of northlake, PEI in Canada. We just wrapped up part of the season(they have the quota partially split this year, 40 metric tons in august and the rest in September, I'm not sure how much though) and if you can get one that weighs over 800lbs not dressed("dressing" is when the head, tail, and organs are removed, it is then weighed again, the dress weight is then given. When its payed for at an auction(a #of$/lb) they pay for the dressed weight) then you've got a big fish, a nice sized fish. A lot of the oens that come in are like 300-500lbs round(not dressed). However, years ago(1970s and such) the average size you have posted here would be very close. They have gotten a lot smaller. So the average weight would have changed over the years wouldnt it? [[User:142.176.58.216|142.176.58.216]] 14:03, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
+== Consumer Advice/Advocacy ==
+The line "and it is thus better to avoid consumption of bluefin tuna until stocks recover." is inappropriate for an encyclopedia article. Maybe you could find some source that offers this advice and comment on that.[[Special:Contributions/24.136.6.69|24.136.6.69]] ([[User talk:24.136.6.69|talk]]) 02:08, 10 March 2008 (UTC)