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Title: Atlantic bluefin tuna tagged off Norway show extensive annual migrations, high site-fidelity and dynamic behaviour in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
Authors: Ferter, Keno; Pagniello, Camille M. L. S.; Block, Barbara A.; Bjelland, Otte; Castleton, Michael R.; Tracey, Sean R.; Reimer, Theodore E. J.; Sundelof, Andreas; Onandia, Inigo; Wiech, Martin; Alemany, Francisco; Nottestad, Leif
Abstract: Atlantic bluefin tuna (ABFT; Thunnus thynnus) is a highly migratory species. To investigate the migrations and vertical behaviours of ABFT migrating to Nordic waters, we deployed pop-up satellite archival transmitting tags on 25 ABFT off Norway (curved fork length: 228-292 cm). We obtained 16 full-year migrations, which differed between individuals, and physically recovered 13 tags, which provided 4699 days of archival depth and temperature data. ABFT occupied waters from the Arctic Circle to as far south as Cabo Verde, Africa, and occupied depths down to 1190 m and temperatures from 0.5 to 27.8 degrees C. During their annual migrations, ABFT spent, on average, 68 days in Norwegian waters, 65 days in the Newfoundland Basin, 35 days around the Canary Islands and 33 days in the West European Basin. Most ABFT entered the Mediterranean Sea with a mean entry date of 13 May and visited known spawning grounds, staying, on average, 44 days. All ABFT with full-year deployments returned to Norwegian waters. ABFT displayed high site-fidelity and dynamic vertical diving behaviours that varied between hotspots and seasons. These spatiotemporal data provide important ecological knowledge for sustainable management and the conservation of the recently recovered eastern ABFT stock.
Keywords: Atlantic bluefin tuna; electronic tagging; Thunnus thynnus; annual migration; diving behaviour; foraging; THUNNUS-THYNNUS; TRACKING; FISH; MOVEMENTS; SPACE; TEMPERATURE; GROUNDS; WATERS; GULF
Issue Date: 2024
Publisher: ROYAL SOC
Type: Article
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2024.1501
URI: http://dspace.azti.es/handle/24689/1899
ISSN: 0962-8452
E-ISSN: 1471-2954
Funder: MAC3 Impact Philanthropies
Appears in Publication types:Artículos científicos



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