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Albacore

Thunnus alalunga · Bacora · Atún blanco

A genuine offshore trip — check quota and reporting rules before you go.

Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

Photo: Hugues Evano (IFREMER, Délégation océan Indien (DOI), Département Ressources Biologiques et Environnement (RBE), F-97420 Le Port, France) (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons · Source

Scientific name
Thunnus alalunga
Also called
Bacora · Atún blanco
What it takes
Trolled skirted lureLive bait on a downrigger
How to rig for it
  • Offshore trolling spread
Best light
First light · Daylight · Dusk
Depth
20–200 m
Water temperature
18–24 °C

When Albacore is in season

Where to catch Albacore around Barcelona

Not a shore species around Barcelona — this one is a boat or an inland fish. See the species reference for how to reach it.