Movement and behaviour of large southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) in the Australian region determined using pop‐up satellite archival tags
Abstract
Pop‐up satellite archival tags (PSATs) were deployed on 52 large (156–200 cm length to caudal fork) southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) in the western Tasman Sea during the austral winters of 2001–2005. Southern bluefin tuna (SBT) were resident in the Tasman Sea for up to 6 months with movements away from the tagging area occurring at highly variable rates. The data indicated a general tendency for SBT to move south from the tagging area in the Western Tasman Sea. Four individuals migrated west along the southern continental margin of Australia and into the Indian Ocean. Three individuals moved east into the central Tasman Sea, with one individual reaching New Zealand. We also describe the first observed migration of an SBT from the Tasman Sea to the Indian Ocean spawning grounds south of Indonesia. Individuals spent most of their time relatively close to the Australian coast, with an estimated 84% of time spent in the Australian Fishing Zone. SBT favored temperatures between 19 and 21°C, adjusting their depth to the vertical temperature distribution. Distinct diurnal diving patterns were observed and adjustment of depth to maintain constant ambient light levels over a 24‐h period. The findings of this study are a significant advance toward greater understanding of the spatial dynamics of large SBT and understanding the connectivity between distant regions of their distribution.
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Substantial deployments of electronic tags on SBT have occurred, but to date tags have not been recovered from fish that have visited and returned from the spawning ground.
“While there have been substantial deployments of electronic tags on SBT [7, 38, 39], to date tags have not been recovered from fish that have visited and returned from the spawning ground (but see [9, 40, 41]).”
From Spawning Dynamics and Size Related Trends in Reproductive Parameters of Southern Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus maccoyii (2015) · cites this paper as [41]
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Background
- Authors
- PATTERSON, T. A., EVANS, K., CARTER, T. I., & GUNN, J. S.
- Corresponding author
- PATTERSON, TOBY A.
- Venue
- Fisheries Oceanography
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2008-09
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 352-367
- ISSN
- 1054-6006 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2419
- OpenAlex
- W2102988558
- Cited by
- 78
- References
- 6
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- FWCI
- 4.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Fisheries Oceanography (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine and fisheries research
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Keywords
- southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii, movement behavior, migration, Tasman Sea, thermal habitat, depth use, spatial connectivity, large pelagic fish
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