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| Southern Bluefin Tuna (thunnus maccoyii)) are long-lived, highly mobile fish found throughout most of the southern temperate oceans. |
| The only known breeding area is in the Indian Ocean, south east of Java, Indonesia. |
| SBT can live for up to forty years and reach a weight of 200 Kilograms and measure more than 2 metres in length. |
| SBT are caught on longlines in the southern Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, and with purse seine nets in the Great Australian Bight for farming. |
| They are prized because of their high fat content and are sold mainly on the Japanese Sashimi market where they command premium prices. |
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