The meat is quite tender and has an almost white colour. It has not too much taste. It is by some more appreciated as a canned product then the somewhat drier albacore meat. One reason is that Tongol is mainly caught by small local vessels, which makes monotoring difficult. The general feeling is that tongol catches could increase slightly and still maintain a sustainable level.
Availability tends to be very seasonal, and restricted to mainly Indonesia and Thailand.
Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Spain, Italy. Yellowfin is the second tuna specie is terms of volume and popularity. They cover enormous distances around the globe, and all stocks mingle. It is a big fish, which can swim at very high speed, which may be one of the reasons why in some areas, dolphins and large full-grown yellowfin swim together. Through extensive measures from the side of the tuna industry, and the creation of some very good monitoring programs.