Economic expenditures by recreational anglers in a recovering atlantic bluefin tuna fishery [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 The recent return of Atlantic bluefin tuna to northern Europe following the recovery of the east Atlantic stock has sparked substantial public and scientific interest.
Kristian Maar +5 more
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Effects of Age, Fulton’s Condition Index (K) and Muscle Fat on Total Mercury Content in Raw, Pre-Canning and Canned Samples of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) [PDF]
Foods, 2023 A total of 30 samples of Atlantic bluefin tuna were analysed for total mercury concentration. Relationships between total mercury content and age, Fulton’s condition index (K) and fat content were statistically evaluated. The effect of muscle status (raw,
Pierluigi Piras +6 more
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First tagging data on large Atlantic bluefin tuna returning to Nordic waters suggest repeated behaviour and skipped spawning [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus; ABFT) is one of the most iconic fish species in the world. Recently, after being very rare for more than half a century, large bluefin tunas have returned to Nordic waters in late summer and autumn, marking the ...
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A severe microsporidian disease in cultured Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) [PDF]
IMA Fungus, 2022 One of the most promising aquaculture species is the Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) with high market value; disease control is crucial to prevent and reduce mortality and monetary losses. Microsporidia (Fungi) are a potential source of damage to
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Multiple-Phase Biometric Relationships and Sexual Maturity in the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus thynnus (Osteichthyes: Scombridae) [PDF]
Animals, 2021 Most fish undergo distinct growth phases during ontogenesis. An extremely important passage from the juvenile to adult phase occurs at the onset of sexual maturity, which shows in body proportion and/or growth rate changes.
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Direct measurement of swimming and diving kinematics of giant Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 Tunas possess a range of physiological and mechanical adaptations geared towards high-performance swimming that are of considerable interest to physiologists, ecologists and engineers.
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Low levels of sibship encourage use of larvae in western Atlantic bluefin tuna abundance estimation by close-kin mark-recapture [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Globally, tunas are among the most valuable fish stocks, but are also inherently difficult to monitor and assess. Samples of larvae of Western Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) from standardized annual surveys in the northern Gulf of
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Anisakis simplex (sensu lato) and Hysterothylacium cornutum (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea) in adult Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) caught in Norway [PDF]
Food and Waterborne ParasitologyThe Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus is one of the largest and most valuable fish species in the Atlantic Ocean. Its meat is highly appreciated worldwide, particularly in Japan, where it is commonly consumed raw as sushi or sashimi.
Miguel Bao +6 more
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A possible new spawning area for Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus): the first histologic evidence of reproductive activity in the southern Gulf of Mexico [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 The number of studies of reproductive biology for Atlantic bluefin tuna carried out in the Gulf of Mexico is significantly lower than those undertaken in the Mediterranean Sea.
Roberto Cruz-Castán +6 more
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The genome sequence of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations] [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from a specimen of Thunnus thynnus (Atlantic Bluefin Tuna; Chordata; Actinopteri; Scombriformes; Scombridae). The genome sequence has a total length of 799.05 megabases.
Rebekah A. Oomen +15 more
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