How to Use bigeye tuna in a Sentence

bigeye tuna

noun
  • The researchers found yellowfin and bigeye tuna have increased around the reserve.
    — Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Some tuna species, such as bigeye tuna, are especially high in mercury and should be avoided.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Submarine canyons striate that ridge line, forming perfect habitats for game fish like bigeye tuna and marlin.
    — James D. Walsh, Daily Intelligencer, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Tuna is a star — both in ahi tuna tostadas, crisp chips topped with raw fish, avocado, sesame, and a soy drizzle, and a main course of bigeye tuna.
    — Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Delicious when cooked, haramo is also far less expensive than toro and can come from more sustainable species like yellow fin and bigeye tuna.
    — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 9 July 2020
  • That means a bigeye tuna is more likely to be caught outside the reserve compared with yellowfin, which travel less and have been shown to spawn inside the reserve.
    — Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The fish highest in mercury include king mackerel, marlin, bigeye tuna and swordfish.
    — Good Housekeeping, 24 Aug. 2022
  • What to order Shrimp cocktail, ahi tuna tostada, bigeye tuna sashimi style, crab and truffle gnocchi.
    — Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Large, long-living fish like bigeye tuna, swordfish, shark, king mackerel and orange roughy have the highest mercury levels and are best avoided.
    — Rachel Meltzer Warren, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
  • This would be particularly helpful for bigeye tuna, which is the mainstay of the sushi market and the principal target of the Hawaii long-line fleet.
    — Christopher Pala, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2017
  • But Struble also cautioned consumers to be mindful of mercury levels in some wild fish, including bigeye tuna and swordfish.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
  • But the chefs have created a curbside menu that includes some of Uchi’s beloved dishes for take-home, like a cold raw fish dish called akami te, made with watermelon and bigeye tuna.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 22 July 2020
  • Some types of tuna, such as bluefin and bigeye tuna, may also be more likely to have higher levels of mercury, according to WebMD.
    — Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Indeed, the Hawaii fleet’s bigeye tuna catch has doubled since 2006, even though half of America’s Pacific waters are now off-limits to fishing.
    — Christopher Pala, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2017
  • The restaurant leans into its Lowcountry location but also pushes past just serving traditional Southern fare, with dishes like razor clam rigatoni and bigeye tuna crudo with asparagus and strawberries.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
  • Filipino fishermen returning from about a month at sea unloaded catches of yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and blue marlin last May at the General Santos fish port, which is known as the Philippines’ tuna capital.
    — Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 3 May 2026

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