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Description
Yellowfin tuna on deck of the FWS exploratory fishing vessel OREGON.Yellowfin tuna were discovered in the Gulf of Mexico by FWS in June 1954. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection | Harvey R. Bullis)
Credit
NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection
Photographer
Harvey R. Bullis
Display Date
1954 June
Location
Gulf of Mexico
Collection
Historic Fisheries