For friends who like seafood, tuna is no stranger. With the maturity of offshore fishing in China, tuna has become one of the more common foods on the table of the people. Tuna contains high-quality protein and various high-quality nutrients, so tuna is welcomed by many people. So, where is the origin of tuna? Let's have a look!

Tuna producing area

Tuna is distributed in tropical and temperate waters all over the world (between 40 north and south latitude), and the central concentration area is near the equator. Tuna producing areas in China are distributed in Xisha, Zhongsha, Nansha Islands and East China Sea in the South China Sea.

At present, more than 70 countries in the world are engaged in tuna fishing, mainly Japan, the United States, the Philippines, Spain and Indonesia, accounting for 70% of the world's total tuna production. The main consumers of tuna are Japan, Western Europe and the United States.

Tuna is a species that can keep its body temperature higher than the surrounding water temperature. They are active and agile carnivores with smooth and streamlined bodies, and they are also one of the fastest swimming pelagic fish. Tuna can be found in warm waters, which has become a popular fish in a large number of commercial fishing and fishing activities. Due to overfishing, some tuna species, such as bluefin tuna, are close to extinction.