Albacore
| Albacore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Prefers temperature "edges" where cool and warm water meet. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Information
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| Location | Ocean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | 6am – 11am 6pm – 2am | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season |  Fall •  Winter
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| Weather | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Difficulty | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Behavior | Mixed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches) | 20–41
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| Fishing XP | 23  26  29  35
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Aged Roe (+40%)
The Albacore is a fish that can be caught in the ocean at The Beach or on the Beach Farm during Fall and Winter in the early morning and at night. It may also randomly appear in Krobus' shop on Wednesdays for 
200g, or at the Traveling Cart for 225–1,000g.
Albacore can be caught regardless of time of day or season using Magic Bait.
Map
Albacore can be found in the ocean.
Gifting
| Villager Reactions
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| Neutral |  Demetrius •  Elliott •  Leo •  Linus •  Pam •  Sebastian •  Willy
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| Dislike |  Abigail •  Alex •  Caroline •  Clint •  Dwarf •  Emily •  George •  Gus •  Harvey •  Jas •  Jodi •  Kent •  Krobus •  Leah •  Lewis •  Marnie •  Maru •  Penny •  Robin •  Sam •  Sandy •  Shane •  Vincent •  Wizard
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| Hate |  Evelyn •  Haley •  Pierre
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Bundles
Albacore is not used in any bundles.
Recipes
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Energy / Health | Recipe Source(s) | Sell Price | |||
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Maki Roll | Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed. |  Any Fish (1) Seaweed (1) Rice (1)
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 100 45
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220g
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Quality Fertilizer | Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil. |  Sap (4) Any Fish (1)
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N/A |  Farming Level 9
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10g
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Sashimi | Raw fish sliced into thin pieces. | Any Fish (1)
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75 33
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75g
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)Tailoring
Albacore can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Sailor Shirt. 
It can be used in dyeing, serving as a blue dye at the dye pots, located in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane.
Fish Pond
Albacore can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every 2 days. The initial pond capacity is 3 fish, but the capacity can be increased to 10 by completing three quests. The only possible output is blue Albacore Roe.
| Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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| 3 | 5 | 3 Driftwood, 1 Frozen Geode, or 1-2 Seaweed | 30 |
| 5 | 7 | 2 Clams or 2 Coral | 30 |
| 7 | 10 | 2 Aquamarine, 1 Mussel, or 2 Sea Urchins | 30 |
| Item(s) Produced | Fishing XP Granted | Population | % of Items | Overall Daily Chance |
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 Roe (1)
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12 | 1-4 | 70% | 16-33% |
| 5-10 | 100% | 55-95% | ||
| Nothing | 1-4 | 30% | 84-67% | |
| 5-10 | 0% | 45-5% |
Quests
- Gus requests an albacore by mail on the 26th of Winter in the "Fish Stew" quest. The reward is 400g and 1 Friendship heart.
- Fishing: Willy may randomly request 1-4 albacore in Fall or Winter at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 75g per fish. (You get to keep the fish).
- Aquatic Overpopulation: Demetrius may request 10 Albacore to be caught in Fall at the Special Orders Board outside the Mayor's Manor for a reward of gold equivalent to selling the fish and the Farm Computer recipe.