Atlantic Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for Albacore Tuna:

• Spawning, eggs and larvae: At this time, available information is insufficient for the identification of EFH for this life stage within the U.S. EEZ.
  
  
• Juveniles/subadults (<90 cm FL): In surface waters with temperatures between 15.6° and 19.4° C, offshore the U.S. east coast in the Mid-Atlantic Bight from the 50 m isobath to the 2,000 m isobath with 71° W as the northeast boundary and 38° N as the southwest boundary.
  
  
• Adults (>90 cm FL): In surface waters with temperatures between 13.5° and 25.2° C, offshore the U.S. eastern seaboard between the 100 and 2,000 m isobaths from southeastern Georges Bank at 41.25° N, south to 36.5° N, offshore the Virginia/North Carolina border; also, in the Blake Plateau and Spur region, from 79° W east to the EEZ boundary and 29° N south to the EEZ boundary.