Canned fish finds the hidden one packs into the same space until there is only one left out, who becomes the next one to hide. Tuna is canned in edible vegetable oils, in brine, in water, or in various sauces. In the US, it is sometimes called "tuna fish". In the United States, only albacore can legally be sold in canned form as "white meat tuna"; in other countries, yellowfin is also acceptable. While in the early 1980s, canned tuna in Australia was most likely Southern bluefin; it was usually yellowfin, skipjack, or tongol (labelled "Northern bluefin"). As tunas are often caught
Skipjack tuna it gets more seasonal further away from the equator. Fork length at first spawning is about . It is also known for its potent smell. It is an important commercial and game fish, usually caught using purse seine nets, and is sold fresh, frozen, canned, dried, salted, and smoked. With reported landings of almost 2.6 million tonnes, it was second only to the Peruvian anchoveta as the world's most important captured fish species in 2009. Countries recording large amounts of skipjack catches include the Maldives, France, Spain, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. Skipjack is the most fecund of the main