Evidence of trans-Atlantic movement and natal homing of bluefin tuna from stable isotopes in otoliths

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 368, Issue , 2008, Pages 231-239

  Rooker, Jay R ^a   Secor, David H ^b   DeMetrio, Gregorio ^c   Kaufman, Alan J ^d   Ríos, Antonio Belmonte ^e   Tičina, Vjekoslav ^f  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d Bldg 142   (United States)

^e Tuna Graso SA   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Mixed stock fishery; Otolith chemistry; Population structure; Stable isotopes; Stock identification

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; OTOLITH; PERCIFORM; POPULATION STRUCTURE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 54549097204     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07602     Document Type: Article

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