Editing Albacore (section)

===Commercial fishery===
[[File:Thunnus alalunga Cyprus.jpg|thumb|Albacore caught off Cyprus]]
[[File:Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the session of the Legislature of the State of California (1915) (14594862967).jpg|thumb|Albacore being canned in [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]] in 1915]]
[[File:Albacore total production thousand tonnes 1950-2022.svg|thumb|Global capture production of Albacore (''Thunnus alalunga'') in thousand tonnes from 1950 to 2022, as reported by the [[Food and Agriculture Organization|FAO]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fisheries and Aquaculture - Global Production |url=https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/collection/global_production?lang=en |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)}}</ref>]]
Albacore is a prized food, and the albacore [[fishery]] is economically significant. Methods of fishing include [[Angling|pole and line]], [[long-line fishing]], [[Troll (angling)|trolling]], and some [[Encircling net|purse seining]].

The harvest of albacore tuna for commercial use began at the start of the 20th century. The migratory patterns of the fish brought droves of albacore schools near the coastline of southern California, which sparked the start of commercial albacore fishing. In 1903, 700 cases of albacore were used as an experimental pack which ultimately led to the development of the U.S. tuna-canning industry. The experiment was a huge success, and the commercial fishery expanded rapidly due to the high level of demand for canned tuna. By the 1920s, the industry expanded further and three other species of tuna—bluefin, yellowfin, and skipjack—were also being canned. Albacore tuna is the only species that can be marketed as "white meat tuna". The canning industry uses this label to differentiate canned albacore from other types of tuna.<ref>{{cite web |last=von Borks |first=Manfred |title=Pacific Juvenile Albacore in the Ensenada/San Diego Area History, Biology, Lures, Tactics and Night Fishing |edition=Rev 6 Final |date=June 2011 |url=http://www.albacoretuna.org/|access-date=2013-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195026/http://www.albacoretuna.org/ |archive-date=2013-10-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

From 2010 to 2013, a study by [[Oceana (non-profit group)|Oceana]], an ocean preservation organization, tested over 114 samples of tuna, and found that 84% of the white tuna samples were actually [[escolar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oceana.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/National_Seafood_Fraud_Testing_Results_FINAL.pdf|title=National Seafood Fraud Testing Results Highlights|date=2013-02-21|work=Oceana Report|access-date=13 Feb 2022}}</ref>

Many [[Pacific Islands|Pacific island]] countries and territories (PICTs) heavily rely on oceanic fisheries for economic development and food security. The albacore is one of the main four species of tuna that support oceanic fisheries along with the skipjack, yellowfin, and the bigeye tunas. Domestic tuna fleets and local fish processing operations contribute from 3–20% of the gross domestic product in four PICTs. License fees from foreign ships provide an average of 3–40% of government revenue for seven different PICTs. Processing facilities and tuna fishing vessels provide more than 12,000 jobs for workers in the Pacific islands. Fish provide 50–90% of dietary animal protein in rural areas of PICTs.<ref name=bell>{{cite journal |last1=Bell |first1=J. D. |last2=Reid |first2=C. |last3=Batty |first3=M. J. |last4=Lehodey |first4=P. |last5=Rodwell |first5=L. |last6=Hobday |first6=A. J. |last7=Johnson |first7=J. E. |last8=Demmke |first8=A. |doi=10.1007/s10584-012-0606-2 |title=Effects of climate change on oceanic fisheries in the tropical Pacific: Implications for economic development and food security |journal=Climatic Change |volume=119 |pages=199–212 |year=2012 |s2cid=153708679 }}</ref>