Migratory Movements, Depth Preferences, and Thermal Biology of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Abstract
The deployment of electronic data storage tags that are surgically implanted or satellite-linked provides marine researchers with new ways to examine the movements, environmental preferences, and physiology of pelagic vertebrates. We report the results obtained from tagging of Atlantic bluefin tuna with implantable archival and pop-up satellite archival tags. The electronic tagging data provide insights into the seasonal movements and environmental preferences of this species. Bluefin tuna dive to depths of >1000 meters and maintain a warm body temperature. Western-tagged bluefin tuna make trans-Atlantic migrations and they frequent spawning grounds in the Gulf of Mexico and eastern Mediterranean. These data are critical for the future management and conservation of bluefin tuna in the Atlantic.
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“Additionally, the variation in size, complexity, number, and positioning of heat-exchanging organs (retia) among different species of tuna results in varying degrees of heterothermy (Block & Stevens 2001).”
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“Although our study did not examine residence time on spawning grounds, this is likely to be variable, with adult fish arriving and leaving throughout the spawning season (Farley & Davis 1998, Block et al. 2001, Galuardi et al. 2010).”
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Atlantic bluefin tuna is the species able to tolerate the widest ranges of environmental conditions.
“suggests that bluefin tuna is the species able to tolerate the widest ranges of environmental conditions, as supported by its physiological capabilities (Block et al., 2001;Block and Stevens, 2001).”
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Atlantic bluefin tuna is the species able to tolerate the widest ranges of environmental conditions.
“suggests that bluefin tuna is the species able to tolerate the widest ranges of environmental conditions, as supported by its physiological capabilities (Block et al., 2001;Block and Stevens, 2001).”
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- Authors
- Block, B. A., Dewar, H., Blackwell, S. B., Williams, T. D., Prince, E. D., Farwell, C. J., Boustany, A., Teo, S. L. H., Seitz, A., Walli, A., & Fudge, D.
- Affiliations
- Hopkins Marine Station (US)
- Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research (US)
- Monterey Bay Aquarium, 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940, USA.
- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (US)
- Tuna Research and Conservation Center, Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station, Oceanview Boulevard, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, USA.
- Corresponding author
- Block, Barbara A.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2001-08-17
- Volume
- 293
- Issue
- 5533
- Pages
- 1310-1314
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2158424236
- Cited by
- 697
- References
- 2
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- FWCI
- 28.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (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
- Thunnus thynnus, migratory movements, depth preference, thermal biology, archival tags, pop-up satellite archival tags, transatlantic migration, spawning grounds, Gulf of Mexico, Eastern Mediterranean, fish conservation, fisheries management
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animal Identification Systems, Atlantic Ocean, Behavior, Animal, Body Temperature, Conservation of Natural Resources, Diving, Female, Fisheries, Male, Reproduction, Seasons, Swimming, Temperature, Tuna, Ecosystem
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