First attempt to assess the viability of bluefin tuna spawning events in offshore cages located in an a priori favourable larval habitat

First attempt to assess the viability of bluefin tuna spawning events in offshore cages located in an a priori favourable larval habitat

Most of the Atlantic bluefin tuna caught by the purse-seine fleet in the Mediterranean Sea are transferred alive into transport cages and towed to coastal facilities where they are fattened. This major fishery is targeting aggregations of reproductive bluefin tuna that continue spawning within the t...

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Main Authors: Patricia Reglero, Rosa Balbín, Aurelio Ortega, Diego Alvarez-Berastegui, Ana Gordoa, Asvin P. Torres, Vicenç Moltó, Ananda Pascual, Fernando De La Gándara, Francisco Alemany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2013-12-01
Series:Scientia Marina
Subjects:
bluefin tuna
larvae
geostrophic currents
transport cage
mediterranean
Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1484

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