Nursery origin of yellowfin tuna in the western Atlantic Ocean: significance of Caribbean Sea and trans-Atlantic migrants

Nursery origin of yellowfin tuna in the western Atlantic Ocean: significance of Caribbean Sea and trans-Atlantic migrants

Abstract Natural geochemical markers in the otolith of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) were used to establish nursery-specific signatures for investigating the origin of fish captured in the western Atlantic Ocean (WAO). Two classes of chemical markers (trace elements, stable isotopes) were used...

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Main Authors: Jay R. Rooker, Michelle Zapp Sluis, Larissa L. Kitchens, Michael A. Dance, Brett Falterman, Jessica M. Lee, Hui Liu, Nathaniel Miller, Hilario Murua, Alexandra M. Rooker, Eric Saillant, John Walter, R. J. David Wells
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43163-1

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