: any of several small widely distributed reddish to silvery bony fishes (genus Priacanthus of the family Priacanthidae) of tropical seas
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At Spago, dishes from the iconic chain leaned into local flavors—bigeye ahi poke cones (the same served on the flight home), hamachi tostada, and caviar paired with Maui onion and taro hash browns, among them.
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Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
Some tuna species, including yellowfin, bigeye, bluefin, and albacore, are exempt from this requirement.
—Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
With the exception of Mediterranean albacore (a favorite of Spanish canneries) and bigeye in the Indian Ocean, every population is now being fished within sustainable levels.
—David Fickling, Twin Cities, 8 Oct. 2025
So far, bigeye armoreye dories have only been found around Dongsha Island, also known as Pratas Island, a small island in the South China Sea roughly 260 miles southwest of mainland Taiwan.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Other tuna species like albacore, yellowfin, and bigeye appear to be off-limits, according to the chart.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 22 Apr. 2025
Though Pacific and Atlantic bigeyes look identical, science does distinguish them as different species, and in the Atlantic, the biggest ever taken weighed 392 pounds.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
For bigeye, the increase was 12%.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 20 Oct. 2022
Dave Rudie, the president of Catalina Offshore Products in San Diego (the former tuna capital of the world), works with a cannery that sells about a million cans of tuna each year, 10,000 of which contain bigeye sourced from him.
—New York Times, 19 June 2021
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Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
Some tuna species, including yellowfin, bigeye, bluefin, and albacore, are exempt from this requirement.
—Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
With the exception of Mediterranean albacore (a favorite of Spanish canneries) and bigeye in the Indian Ocean, every population is now being fished within sustainable levels.
—David Fickling, Twin Cities, 8 Oct. 2025
So far, bigeye armoreye dories have only been found around Dongsha Island, also known as Pratas Island, a small island in the South China Sea roughly 260 miles southwest of mainland Taiwan.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Other tuna species like albacore, yellowfin, and bigeye appear to be off-limits, according to the chart.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 22 Apr. 2025
Though Pacific and Atlantic bigeyes look identical, science does distinguish them as different species, and in the Atlantic, the biggest ever taken weighed 392 pounds.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
For bigeye, the increase was 12%.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 20 Oct. 2022
Dave Rudie, the president of Catalina Offshore Products in San Diego (the former tuna capital of the world), works with a cannery that sells about a million cans of tuna each year, 10,000 of which contain bigeye sourced from him.
—New York Times, 19 June 2021
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