Big game (offshore)
Bluefin tuna
Atum-rabilho · Thunnus thynnus
Heavy, powerful tuna; mainly a spring / early-summer visitor. Keeping one needs prior DRP authorization.
Legal minimum size
30 kg
Portaria 484/2016/M (Anexo II)
Keeping one needs prior DRP authorisation.
Habitat
Offshore, on migration.
Method
Big-game trolling and live bait. Default to catch-and-release.
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.