Ahi is a form of tuna derived from either the yellowfin or bigeye tuna. It is frequently caught in warm Pacific waters and sold fresh. It is found in great numbers in both Hawaii and off the Pacific Coast of Mexico and Southern California. This type of tuna is tremendously popular in sashimi, which is sushi containing raw fish.
The Schengen Area (pronunciation: /ËÊÉÅÉn/, /ËÊÉÅÉ¡Én/) is the area including 26 European countries that have abolished passport and any other type of border control at their mutual borders. It mostly functions as a single country for international travel purposes, with a common visa policy.
Schengen took effect in 1995, the first members being: Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. They were followed by Italy and Austria in 1997, Greece in 2000, and the Nordic countries in 2001.Nine more EU countries joined in 2007, after the EU's eastward enlargement in 2004.nly six of the 28 EU member states are outside the Schengen zone-Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland, Romania and the UK. Non-EU nationals who have a Schengen visa generally do not have ID checks once they are travelling inside the zone. Schengen is a town in Luxembourg where the agreement was signed in 1985.