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tuna
tuna or tunny, game and food fishes, the largest members of the family Scombridae ( mackerel family) and closely related to the albacore and bonito. They have streamlined bodies with two fins, and five or more finlets on the back. The body is very narrow in the tail region, and the tail is... Read more |
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Las Tunas
Las Tunas, Cuba A province and a city named ‘The Prickly Pears’ from the Spanish tuna ‘prickly pear’. The full name is La Victoria de las Tunas, named by the Spanish in 1869 to commemorate the victory over the Cubans during the first war of independence (1868–78).... Read more |
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Robert Towne
TOWNE, Robert Writer. Nationality:American. Born:Los Angeles, 23 November 1935. Education:Attended Pomona State College, California; studied acting with Jeff Corey. Family:Two daughters. Military Service:U.S. Army. Career:Sold real estate... Read more |
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fishing
fishing act of catching fish for consumption or display. Fishing—usually by hand, club, spear, net, and possibly by hook—was known to prehistoric people. It was practiced by the ancient Persians, Egyptians, and Chinese, and it is mentioned in the Odyssey and in the Bible. It is a... Read more |
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Trapani
Trapani , city (1991 pop. 69,497), capital of Trapani prov., W Sicily, Italy, a seaport on a promontory in the Mediterranean Sea. The city's exports include marsala wine, salt, and tuna fish. Known in ancient times as Drepanum, the city was an important Carthaginian naval base and fell to Rome after... Read more |
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Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Saint-Jean-de-Luz , town (1990 pop. 13,181), Pyrénées-Atlantiques dept., SW France, in the Basque Provinces (see Basques ), on the Bay of Biscay. It is a beach resort with a casino and a sardine- and tuna-fishing port. Louis XIV married (1660) Marie Thérèse of Austria... Read more |
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Lagos (Portugal)
Lagos , city (1991 pop. 12,956), Faro dist., S Portugal, in Algarve, on the Atlantic Ocean. The excellent harbor shelters much coastwise trade and an important sardine and tuna fishing fleet. Sancho I with the help of bands of Crusaders captured (1189) the city from the Moors; in 1191 it was... Read more |
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mackerel
mackerel common name for members of the family Scombridae, 60 species of open-sea fishes, including the albacore, bonito, and tuna . They are characterized by deeply forked tails that narrow greatly where they join the body; small finlets behind both the dorsal and the anal fins; and sleek,... Read more |
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Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Sea , arm of the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula. It extends c.500 mi (800 km) from the Gulf of Venice, at its head, SE to the Strait of Otranto, which leads to the Ionian Sea. It is from 58 to 140 mi (93-225 km) wide, with a maximum depth of c.4,100 ft (1,250 m).... Read more |
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Drift Net
Drift net Drift nets are free-floating nets used in oceans to snare fish by their gills. Each net can measure up to 50 feet (15 meters) deep and 55 miles (89 kilometers) long. Because drift nets are not selective, many fish and marine mammals are trapped in them. Those unwanted by fishermen, such... Read more |
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American Samoa
...American Samoa US-administered group of five volcanic islands and two coral atolls of the Samoa island chain in the s Pacific, c...who are considered US nationals. The US government and the tuna fish canning industry are the main sources of employment. Pop... |
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angling
angling Popular freshwater or marine sport. The two basic types of freshwater fishing are game fishing and coarse...and sea bass are among the more common seafish caught, while tuna, swordfish, marlin, and shark are landed in big-game fishing... |
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dolphin
...beacon. 2. Small brass guns carried in a ship and fitted with two lifting handles over the trunnions. They were used mainly as...ships under way. They often associate with large schools of tuna or whale sharks, and this makes them vulnerable to being accidentally... |
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...but when, r is pronounced. The accents of English fall into two groups: RHOTIC or r-sounding ACCENTS (in which r is pronounced...rhotic speakers, such as farther/father, iron/ion, tuner/tuna. They do not, however, always distinguish words in the same... |
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ichthyosaurs
...the tail, which was a large lunate structure like that of a tuna. The four limbs had been altered to paddles by a shortening...were very widespread, occurring in all the Mesozoic oceans. Two main groups of ichthyosaurs can be distinguished; the latipinnate... |
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albacore
albacore Long-finned, fast swimming tuna of warm seas. Cigar-shaped, with a large tail sharply divided into two lobes, it has a long pectoral fin. It is an important commercial and game fish. Length: 91cm (3ft); weight: 18-36kg... |
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Pacific Ocean
...current pattern of the Pacific is made up of two gyres: n of the Equator are the North Equatorial...Equatorial Counter-Current separates the two gyres. Most fishing in the Pacific is done...margins. Crab, herring, cod, sardine and tuna are the principal catch. Area: c.166... |
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Seychelles
...c.970km (600mi) n of Madagascar. Seychelles comprises two geologically distinct island groups: the volcanic, Granitic group are...Tourism is the largest industry; exports include coconuts and tuna. Area: 453sq km (175sq mi). Pop. (2000) 75,000.http... |
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albacore
al·ba·core / ˈalbəˌkôr/ (also albacore tuna) • n. a tuna that travels in large schools and is of commercial importance as a food fish. Its two species are Thunnus alalunga and the false albacore (Euthynus alletteratus). |
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race
...channel in the sea or a river: angling for tuna in turbulent tidal races. 3. a groove, channel, or passage, in...people have killed so many tigers that two races are probably extinct. ∎ (in nontechnical...race of Solomon. ∎ archaic ancestry: two coursers of ethereal race. |
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Tuna: Vietnam becomes chief U.S. supplier of top-quality, fresh yellowfin...
...then catfish, and now its tuna. Once again, Vietnam is showing...United States have soared. Take tuna, for example. Over the past...no direct flights between the two countries), that's the norm...longliners may stay at sea for up to two weeks, which means ... |
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Tuna Industry Underscores Safety of Yellowfin Used in Canned Tuna.
...canned tuna." The U.S. Tuna Foundation also clarified inaccurate...reporting about how yellowfin tuna is packed and marketed to American...of the most valuable of all tunas worldwide and therefore, much...yellowfin are used in sushi or tuna ... |
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Tuna truths
...mimic Italy's premium canned tuna. (Foodland carries authentic...from cream-colored, striated tuna that looked as though the fish...loss there would be when the tuna was drained. Here, I found...only four passed my taste test. Two (StarKist Chunk White ... |
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TUNA CANNERS ADOPT POLICY TO SPARE DOLPHINS
...dolphin protection in the tuna canning industry, StarKist...dolphin lives." At least two other major canners issued...all of the company's tuna will carry a "dolphin...mandates a labeling system on tuna cans and monitoring to...requirements. There are ... |
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Tuna in can vs. in pouch.(The Seattle Times)
...expensive at $1.79, provided } cup of tuna, but 3 tablespoons of water. The tuna's texture was softer and the flavor...difference in the quality of the chunk light tunas. A 7.06-ounce pouch of StarKist Premium Chunk Light Tuna in Water contained 1 cup ... |
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Tuna in Croatia seas: 'We don't have any' Fish nears extinction in Mediterranean
...Tribune 07-08-2006 Two decades ago, the...were brimming with tuna, a species so plentiful...town, which had 120 two decades ago.It is...fisherman to compete in tuna fishing, because...former fishermen, and tuna exports from Croatian...day, ... |
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Tuna catch rises despite global crisis.(Regional)
...from the effects of the crisis, tuna remained one of only three of...these only showed that the local tuna industry is robust and able to...and export receipts, several tuna industry players have also managed...reportedly has the capacity to produce two tons ... |
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The tuna challenge From pasta to wraps, four foodies tell us what to do with...
...Please see March 13, 2002 for the Tuna Salad with Balsamic Vinegar and Grapes recipe. ***** A can of tuna. I know I've got one or two tucked in the back of the pantry...pickle relish. But wait! Canned tuna can do more than the ubiquitous... |
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PHILIPPINE TUNA INDUSTRY EARNS US$100 MLN FOREIGN EXCHANGE A YR.
...22 Asia Pulse - The Philippine tuna Industry has experienced rapid...competitiveness of the country's tuna products and secure better access to world markets,the tuna industry may feel the pinch of...and the European Union (EU), two of the major ... |
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PHILIPPINE TUNA PRODUCERS SEEK GOVT HELP.
...Asia Pulse - Philippine tuna producers have sought...resolutions passed in the two-day congress include...among the world's top tuna producers, merits a special...that the current global tuna crisis could most likely...industry forcing at least ... |
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