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PRONUNCIATION OF SKIPJACK TUNA

skipjack tuna  [ˈskɪpˌdʒæk ˈtjuːnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKIPJACK TUNA

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Skipjack tuna is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SKIPJACK TUNA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

skipjack tuna

Skipjack tuna

The skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, is a medium-sized perciform fish in the tuna family, Scombridae. It is otherwise known as the aku, arctic bonito, mushmouth, oceanic bonito, striped tuna, or victor fish. It grows up to 1 m in length. It is a cosmopolitan pelagic fish found in tropical and warm-temperate waters. It is a very important species for fisheries.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKIPJACK TUNA


Buna
ˈbuːnə
cassumunar
ˌkæsʊˈmjuːnə
communer
kəˈmjuːnə
Fortuna
fɔːˈtjuːnə
impugner
ɪmˈpjuːnə
Kaduna
kəˈduːnə
koruna
kɒˈruːnə
kuna
ˈkuːnə
lacuna
ləˈkjuːnə
lacunar
ləˈkjuːnə
laguna
ləˈɡuːnə
Luna
ˈluːnə
lunar
ˈluːnə
Nagarjuna
ˌnæɡɑːˈdʒuːnə
oppugner
əˈpjuːnə
Pune
ˈpuːnə
sooner
ˈsuːnə
tuna
ˈtjuːnə
tuner
ˈtjuːnə
vicuna
vɪˈkjuːnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKIPJACK TUNA

skioring
skip
skip distance
skip it!
skip off
skip rope
skip tracer
skip zone
skip-tooth saw
skipjack
skiplane
skippable
skipped
skipper
skippering
skippet
skipping
skipping-rope
skippingly
skippy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKIPJACK TUNA

abuna
Arjuna
avifauna
bhuna
bluefin tuna
Duna
Eskilstuna
fauna
herpetofauna
kahuna
Kiruna
long fin tuna
megafauna
mezzaluna
mizuna
Pampeluna
puna
sauna
Varuna
yellowfin tuna

Synonyms and antonyms of skipjack tuna in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «skipjack tuna» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKIPJACK TUNA

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Translator English - Chinese

鲣鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

atún listado
570 millions of speakers

English

skipjack tuna
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उछाल ट्यूना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التونة الوثابة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полосатого тунца
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gaiado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্কিপজ্যাক টুনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

listao
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tuna skipjack
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Echten Bonito
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カツオ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가다랑어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skipjack tuna
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cá ngừ vằn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவிர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कीजज टुना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Orkinos
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tonnetto striato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bonito
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смугастого тунця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tonul dungat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παλαμίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skipjack tuna
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bonit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skipjack tunfisk
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about skipjack tuna

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKIPJACK TUNA»

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Historical Trends of Tuna Catches in the World
3.5 SKIPJACK TUNA 3.5.1 General overview Skipjack is one of the most abundant pelagic tuna species, inhabiting tropical waters. Skipjack are caught by variety of fisheries - purse seine, baitboat and many kinds of small-scale coastal ...
Makoto Miyake, Naozumi Miyabe, Hideki Nakano, 2004
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Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish
Skipjack tuna are cosmopolitan in tropical and subtropical seas, usually in deep coastal and oceanic waters. They are common throughout the tropical Atlantic south to Argentina and may range as far north as Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the ...
Ken Schultz, 2011
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Second Meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee of the ...
... in brine, canned Albacore, in oil, canned Albacore, solid pack, canned Bluefin tuna, fresh or chilled Bluefin tuna, frozen Skipjack tuna, canned Skipjack tuna, fresh or chilled Skipjack tuna, frozen Skipjack tuna, in brine, canned Skipjack tuna, ...
William H. Bayliff, Juan Ignacio de Leiva Moreno, Jacek Majkowski, 2005
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California's Living Marine Resources: A Status Report
Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) have been harvested in the eastern Pacific by commercial bait boats since the early 1900s, and later by commercial purse seine, gillnet, troll fisheries and recreational fisheries. Skipjack tuna mixed with ...
‎2001
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An Assessment of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
SKIPJACK TUNA Skipjack tunas (Katsuwonus pelamis) are more tropical and have a more restricted temperature range than bluefin tuna. An analysis of the allelic frequencies of transferrin in skipjack tuna (Fujino and Kang 1968b) revealed a ...
Committee to Review Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, 1994
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The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia
Such fisheries contribute nearly half of the world's fisheries production in some years. The sheltered lagoons of some high islands in the region do support small -scale baitfisheries for SKIPJACK TUNA pole-and-line fishing, but otherwise small ...
Brij V. Lal, Kate Fortune, 2000
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Status of Interactions of Pacific Tuna Fisheries in 1995
STUDIES ON THE POPULATION STRUCTURE OF SKIPJACK TUNA, KATSUWONUS PELAMIS, IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN: SIGNS OF INTERACTION POTENTIAL USING ENVIRONMENTAL DATA James N. lanelli ...
Richard S. Shomura, Jacek Majkowski, Robert F. Harman, 1996
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Tropical Tuna: Surface Fisheries in the Indian Ocean
1.2 BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS 1.2.1 Skipjack tuna, Rats uwonus pe 1 ami s (Figure 1) Skipjack tuna are essentially caught by surface gear (purse seine and po le - and-line ) . World catches were nearly 1 million t in 1984, or nearly 50% of total ...
B. Stéquert, F. Marsac, 1989
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Histamine in Marine Products: Production by Bacteria, ...
Organism Source Reference (s) Citrobaater freundii Skipjack tuna Taylor and Speckhard, 1983 Clostridium perfringens Skipjack tuna Yoshinaga and Frank, 1982 Edwardsiella sp . Mahimahi Niven, Jeffery and Corlett, 1981 Enterobaater ...
Bonnie Sun Pan, David James, 1985
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Tuna: Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution
Analysis of ram ventilation of fish gills with application to skipjack tuna ( Katsuwonus pelamis). J. Fish. Res. Bil. Can. 27, 1637-1652. Bushnell. P. G. ( 1988). Cardiovascular and respiratory responses to hypoxia in three species of obligate ram ...
Barbara A. Block, Ernest Donald Stevens, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKIPJACK TUNA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skipjack tuna is used in the context of the following news items.
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El Nino to move tuna to central Pacific
Skipjack tuna from a vessel at Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands, destined for ... If this event impacts the biology of the tuna resource in a similar fashion as it has in ... «Radio New Zealand, Jun 15»
2
Pacific fishing giant hopeful cut will turn around skipjack tuna market …
The World Tuna Purse Seine Organisation says the 35 percent reduction will come into place on May 15 and will be in effect until the end of the year. «Radio Australia, May 15»
3
Skipjack prices firm as purse seiner group aims to cut fishing effort …
Prices for skipjack tuna delivered to Bangkok, Thailand have started firm from the ... the World Tuna Purse-seine Organization (WTPO) announced its members, ... «Undercurrent News, May 15»
4
Sanford wants to quit Pacific tuna fishing
New Zealand's biggest fishing company wants to quit the tuna sector in the wake of ... include some Pacific exclusive economic zones targeting skipjack tuna. «Stuff.co.nz, Dec 14»
5
Sanford to address low prices in skipjack tuna, blue mackerel by …
Low commodity prices for key species such as skipjack tuna and other pelagics like blue mackerel need to be addressed through either adding more value or by ... «Undercurrent News, Nov 14»
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Tuna Stock In Pacific Dangerously Low, Fisheries Head Warns
"Of the big ones -- bigeye and skipjack tuna -- bigeye is about 16 percent of its original spawning biomass, so it's below the limit," Hurry reportedly said. «International Business Times, Sep 14»
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Costco win for Tri Marine as retail giant puts canned skipjack under …
US retail giant Costco is putting canned skipjack tuna under its “Kirkland Signature” brand for the first time, with Chicken of the Sea-branded lightmeat being ... «Undercurrent News, Sep 14»
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Skipjack tuna fare better under high-res model
Skipjack tuna fisheries in the western Pacific warm pool will not be drastically impacted by climate change in the next 50 years, according to projections with an ... «Phys.Org, Aug 14»
9
Collapse feared for tuna fishery
A major South Pacific tuna fishery exploited by New Zealand commercial and ... Juveniles, usually taken as bycatch in skipjack tuna fishing, were used in the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 14»
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Skipjack price rise slows ahead of IATTC closure
The rapid rise in prices for skipjack tuna is slowing somewhat, with prices currently at around $1,800 per metric ton and deals for August not yet set, sources told ... «Undercurrent News, Jul 14»

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