Collection of Larval Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus Thynnus) Outside Documented Western Atlantic Spawning Grounds
Abstract
Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758), are highly migratory and capable of traversing large distances throughout the North Atlantic Ocean. However, the majority of spawning activity has only been reported from the Mediterranean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. In early April 2009, low numbers of very small larval bluefin tuna were collected within and south of the Yucatan Channel, and along the western boundary of the Loop Current, northeast of Campeche Bank. In situ current velocity measurements showed that these larvae were collected in moderate to strong northward flow regimes, suggesting that they were spawned outside of the Gulf of Mexico. Here we describe the location and oceanographic environment of these larval bluefin tuna collections, and compare the 2009 data with some historical collections in the area.
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In the western Atlantic, at least some spawning activity appears to take place in the southern Gulf of Mexico and far west Caribbean Sea.
“In the western Atlantic, at least some spawning activity appears to take place in the southern GOM and far west Caribbean Sea, although only very small numbers of larvae have been collected to date (Olvera-Limas et al. 1988, Muhling et al. 2011, National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service unpubl. data).”
From Comparison between environmental characteristics of larval bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus habitat in the Gulf of Mexico and western Mediterranean Sea (2013) · cites this paper as Muhling et al. 2011
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Reglero, P., Tittensor, D., Álvarez-Berastegui, D., Aparicio-González, A., & Worm, B. (2014) · Marine Ecology Progress Series · doi:10.3354/meps10666 · Cited by 106 · see citing works
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Muhling, B. A., Lamkin, J. T., Alemany, F., García, A., Farley, J., Ingram, G. W., Berastegui, D. A., Reglero, P., & Carrion, R. L. (2017) · Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries · doi:10.1007/s11160-017-9471-4 · Cited by 82 · see citing works
Self-citationMuhling, B., Reglero, P., Ciannelli, L., Alvarez-Berastegui, D., Alemany, F., Lamkin, J., & Roffer, M. (2013) · Marine Ecology Progress Series · doi:10.3354/meps10397 · Cited by 58 · see citing works
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- Authors
- Muhling, B. A., Lamkin, J. T., Quattro, J. M., Smith, R. H., Roberts, M. A., Roffer, M. A., & Ramírez, K.
- Venue
- Bulletin of Marine Science
- Publisher
- Bulletin of Marine Science
- Published
- 2011-07-01
- Volume
- 87
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 687-694
- ISSN
- 0007-4977 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2070335038
- Cited by
- 33
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- 1
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- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 3.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Bulletin of Marine Science (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Southeast Fisheries Science Center
- 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, fish larvae, spawning grounds, Yucatan Channel, Loop Current, Campeche Bank, North Atlantic, larval dispersal, ocean currents
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