2 May - Wednesday
World Tuna Day
Day of spring watercolors
1764 On the order of Catherine II laid the educational house "reception and charity of foundlings and homeless children"
1785 "Granted certificate to the nobility" and "Charter of letters to cities" published in Russia
1945 Soviet troops completely seized the capital of Germany Berlin
World Tuna Day, celebrated on May 2, was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly resolution (No. 71/274) in December 2016, in order to raise awareness of the world's population about the value of this species of fish, threats, tuna populations and the economic and social benefits of sustainable management of tuna stocks. The co-authors of the draft resolution are 93 states.
Untsy is a group of marine fish of the Smokbrian family (Scombridae). In nature, there are about 40 species of tuna, which vary greatly in size and weight. The smallest representative is mackerel tuna - about 50 cm in size and weighing 1.8 kg. And the largest representative of its kind - ordinary tuna - can reach a length of up to 4.5 m and weigh more than 600 kg.
Inhabit tuna in tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. But they can be found in more temperate latitudes. In search of food, these schooling pelagic fish travel long distances. Their diet consists of crustaceans, mollusks and fish. In addition, they can accelerate to 90 km / h.