Big game (offshore)
Bigeye tuna
Atum-patudo · Thunnus obesus
Football-shaped body, very large eye, long pectoral fins, finlets yellow with a black edge.
Best months
Mar–Jun · Oct–Nov
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F
M
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M
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D
Legal minimum size
115 cm
Portaria 484/2016/M (Anexo II)
Habitat
Offshore — Caniçal, Calheta, Ponta do Pargo, Porto Santo and the Desertas banks.
Method
Trolling (skirted lures, daisy chains); chunking / live bait on the drift; stand-up tuna gear.
Regulation
Highly-migratory species — catch-and-release is recommended good practice.
Legal sizes per Portaria 484/2016/M (Anexo II). Always confirm with the Direção Regional de Pescas.