skipjack tuna
noun
plural skipjack tuna or skipjack tunas
: a relatively small tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis synonym Euthynnus pelamis) that is bluish above and silvery below with oblique dark stripes on the sides and belly
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Three ounces of skipjack tuna, for example, contain iron, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, thiamin, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin A, and a whopping 18 grams of protein, per the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Deep-sea fishing for skipjack tuna, mahi-mahi, red snapper, grouper, and giant trevally; surfing the offshore breaks; and kayaking through mangrove swamps are excellent ways to fill a few days.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2023
In 1982, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Nauru, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands agreed to coordinate relations with foreign fishing fleets, which were descending on the surrounding waters in search of lucrative skipjack tuna.
—Lindsey McGinnis, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2021
According to the Consumer Reports findings, albacore tuna cans contained on average three times more mercury than light or skipjack tuna cans.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 15 Feb. 2023
In one video, shared on Momoa’s grid and his Instagram Stories, the actor can be seen reeling in a silvery aku (that’s the Hawaiian term for skipjack tuna).
—Whitney Perry, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2022
The restaurant excels in its nigiri with immaculate sourcing techniques that bring in harder-to-find fish like katsuo skipjack tuna and akamatsu rosy seabass.
—Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2022
The recipe below is for a common dashi made from kombu and bonito flakes, shavings from a block of cooked, smoked, dried and pressed bonito, or skipjack tuna.
—Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2021
Tuna fisheries have steadily grown over time, with skipjack tuna making up more and more of the total volume as other species were fished out.
—Christopher Pollon, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2021
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Deep-sea fishing for skipjack tuna, mahi-mahi, red snapper, grouper, and giant trevally; surfing the offshore breaks; and kayaking through mangrove swamps are excellent ways to fill a few days.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2023
In 1982, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Nauru, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands agreed to coordinate relations with foreign fishing fleets, which were descending on the surrounding waters in search of lucrative skipjack tuna.
—Lindsey McGinnis, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2021
According to the Consumer Reports findings, albacore tuna cans contained on average three times more mercury than light or skipjack tuna cans.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 15 Feb. 2023
In one video, shared on Momoa’s grid and his Instagram Stories, the actor can be seen reeling in a silvery aku (that’s the Hawaiian term for skipjack tuna).
—Whitney Perry, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2022
The restaurant excels in its nigiri with immaculate sourcing techniques that bring in harder-to-find fish like katsuo skipjack tuna and akamatsu rosy seabass.
—Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2022
The recipe below is for a common dashi made from kombu and bonito flakes, shavings from a block of cooked, smoked, dried and pressed bonito, or skipjack tuna.
—Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2021
Tuna fisheries have steadily grown over time, with skipjack tuna making up more and more of the total volume as other species were fished out.
—Christopher Pollon, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2021
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