IntroductionCanned tuna has quickly become one of the most popular seafood products in the United States due to its low cost and source of protein ; making it number two of the ten most consumed seafood products (Campling et al. 2007). The harvesting of canned tuna species has raised significant ecological issues and concerns related to economic and environmental sustainability (WWF np). Types of Canned Tuna Species There are five main commercial tuna species: albacore, yellowfin, bluefin, bigeye, and bonito. The most commonly canned species include albacore tuna, yellowfin tuna species, and skipjack species (Canned Tuna, 2014). The following sections provide information on the biological species, habitat, trade name, fishing methods and their advantages, disadvantages and sustainability of different canned tuna species. Albacore tunaThe scientific name for albacore tuna is Thunnus Alalunga. It is usually a large fish, measuring about 4 to 5 feet in length and weighing about 80 to 90 pounds. It is metallic, identified by a dark blue color along its upperside and a silvery-white stripe marking the sides of its belly. Albacore is found in tropical and warm temperate oceans. Specific locations of the species include the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean. According to the Sustainable Canned Tuna website, albacore tuna is the most abundant and popular species of canned fish due to its ability to survive in large populations in temperate and tropical oceans. The trade name for canned albacore is white tuna (Hilderbrand, 1-3). Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus is the scientific name for skipjack tuna. It's a... middle of paper ....../pole-fishing-sustainability-tuna-marketMarine Stewardship Council: Certified sustainable seafood. 2014. http://www.msc.org Miyake, Makoto, Patrice, Guillotreau, Chin-Hwa, Sun and Gakushi, Ishimura. Recent developments in the tuna industry: stocks, fisheries, management, processing, trade and markets. Food and Agriculture Organization, 2010. http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i1705e/i1705e.pdf Wild planet. Sustainably Caught Wild Seafood: Sustainability and Fishing Methods, 2014. Web. April 3, 2014. http://www.wildplanetfoods.com/Sustainability-and-Fishing-Methods.html World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Threats: overfishing, 2014. Web. April 3, 2014. http://worldwildlife.org/threats/overfishing WWF position statement. WWF Statement on Fish Aggregating Devices (Modes) in Tuna Fisheries. April 3, 2014. http://awsassets.panda.org/downloads/tuna_fad_position_november_2011_.pdf