Bluefin tuna are distributed throughout the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in subtropical and temperate waters. In the western Atlantic Ocean, they are found from Labrador, in Canada, to northern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico. In the eastern Atlantic Ocean, they are found from Norway to the Canary Islands. In the western Pacific Ocean, they are found from Japan to the Philippines. In the eastern Pacific Ocean, they are found from the southern coast of Alaska to Baja California, Mexico.

Biogeographic Regions: atlantic ocean (Native ); pacific ocean (Native ); mediterranean sea (Native )