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Biological Conservation, 2005
PLOS ONE, 2015
We analyzed the movements of Atlantic tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.) in the Mediterranean Sea using da... more We analyzed the movements of Atlantic tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.) in the Mediterranean Sea using data from 2 archival tags and 37 pop-up satellite archival tags (PAT). Bluefin tuna ranging in size from 12 to 248 kg were tagged on board recreational boats in the western Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea between May and September during two different periods (2000 to 2001 and 2008 to 2012). Although tuna migrations between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean have been well reported, our results indicate that part of the bluefin tuna population remains in the Mediterranean basin for much of the year, revealing a more complex population structure. In this study we demonstrate links between the western Mediterranean, the Adriatic and the Gulf of Sidra (Libya) using over 4336 recorded days of location and behavior data from tagged bluefin tuna with a maximum track length of 394 days. We described the oceanographic preferences and horizontal behaviors during the spawning season for 4 adult bluefin tuna. We also analyzed the time series data that reveals the vertical behavior of one pop-up satellite tag recovered, which was attached to a 43.9 kg tuna. This fish displayed a unique diving pattern within 16 days of the spawning season, suggesting a use of the thermocline as a thermoregulatory mechanism compatible with spawning. The results obtained hereby confirm that the Mediterranean is clearly an important habitat for this species, not only as spawning ground, but also as an overwintering foraging ground.
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 2002
Journal of Sea Research, 1999
The potential effect on the pelagic ecosystem of nitrogen recycling by anchovies (Engraulis encra... more The potential effect on the pelagic ecosystem of nitrogen recycling by anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus) in a major spawning area of the Catalan Sea (NW Mediterranean) was assessed by comparing estimates of N excretion in the form of ammonia and urea with the N requirements of primary production. The influence of diel vertical migrations of anchovies on primary production in the
Journal of Marine Systems, 2007
Journal of Marine Systems, 2006
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 1999
ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2005
Ecological Modelling, 2009
Biological Conservation, 2005
PLOS ONE, 2015
We analyzed the movements of Atlantic tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.) in the Mediterranean Sea using da... more We analyzed the movements of Atlantic tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.) in the Mediterranean Sea using data from 2 archival tags and 37 pop-up satellite archival tags (PAT). Bluefin tuna ranging in size from 12 to 248 kg were tagged on board recreational boats in the western Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea between May and September during two different periods (2000 to 2001 and 2008 to 2012). Although tuna migrations between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean have been well reported, our results indicate that part of the bluefin tuna population remains in the Mediterranean basin for much of the year, revealing a more complex population structure. In this study we demonstrate links between the western Mediterranean, the Adriatic and the Gulf of Sidra (Libya) using over 4336 recorded days of location and behavior data from tagged bluefin tuna with a maximum track length of 394 days. We described the oceanographic preferences and horizontal behaviors during the spawning season for 4 adult bluefin tuna. We also analyzed the time series data that reveals the vertical behavior of one pop-up satellite tag recovered, which was attached to a 43.9 kg tuna. This fish displayed a unique diving pattern within 16 days of the spawning season, suggesting a use of the thermocline as a thermoregulatory mechanism compatible with spawning. The results obtained hereby confirm that the Mediterranean is clearly an important habitat for this species, not only as spawning ground, but also as an overwintering foraging ground.
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 2002
Journal of Sea Research, 1999
The potential effect on the pelagic ecosystem of nitrogen recycling by anchovies (Engraulis encra... more The potential effect on the pelagic ecosystem of nitrogen recycling by anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus) in a major spawning area of the Catalan Sea (NW Mediterranean) was assessed by comparing estimates of N excretion in the form of ammonia and urea with the N requirements of primary production. The influence of diel vertical migrations of anchovies on primary production in the
Journal of Marine Systems, 2007
Journal of Marine Systems, 2006
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 1999
ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2005
Ecological Modelling, 2009