The Albacore is a saltwater fish, belonging to the tuna family. His scientific name is “Thunnus alalunga”, and it is also known as northern bonito fish. It lives in tropical waters of all oceans. Atlantic, from the Azores and the Canary Islands to Ireland. Mediterranean, even in the Adriatic and Lebanon. The albacore has an elongate, fusiform body with a conical snout, large eyes, and remarkably long pectoral fins. Its body is a dark blue in the dorsal areas and shades of silvery white ventral areas. The size of the adult Albacore can reach up to 1.2 meters and weight approximately 20 kilos, although specimens of 35 kilos have been caught.