Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) tagging survey in the Bay of Biscay in summer 2005

A brief summary of the conventional tagging survey carried out during the summer fishing season in 2005 in the Bay of Biscay is presented. A total of 1696 juveniles of bluefin tuna have been tagged, corresponding to group ages 1 and 2. Two different conventional tags have been used. Fifty-one recapt...

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Main Authors: Rodriguez-Marin, Enrique, Rodríguez-Cabello, Cristina, Barreiro-Jueguen, Santiago, Quintans, Manolo, Valeiras, Julio, Ruiz, Marta, Arrizabalaga, Haritz, Serna-Ernst, José Miguel de-la, Cort, José Luis
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10508/1670
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/328165
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Summary:A brief summary of the conventional tagging survey carried out during the summer fishing season in 2005 in the Bay of Biscay is presented. A total of 1696 juveniles of bluefin tuna have been tagged, corresponding to group ages 1 and 2. Two different conventional tags have been used. Fifty-one recaptures have been recovered up to date. Le présent document fournit un résumé de la campagne de marquage conventionnel de thon rouge menée au cours de l’été 2005 dans le Golfe de Gascogne. Au total, 1.696 juvéniles de thon rouge ont été marqués, correspondant aux groupes d’âge 1 et 2. Deux types distincts de marques conventionnelles ont été utilisés. Cinquante-et-une marques ont été récupérées à ce jour. Se presenta un resumen de la campaña de marcado convencional de atún rojo llevada a cabo durante el verano del 2005 en el Golfo de Vizcaya. En total se han marcado 1696 ejemplares de 1 y 2 años de edad. Se han utilizado dos modelos distintos de marcas convencionales. Hasta la fecha se han recapturado cincuenta y un ejemplares.