The development of the northern European fishery for north Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus during 1900-1950

• Published in: Fisheries Research
• Main Authors: MacKenzie, Brian, Myers, R.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Erhvervsfiskeri; Bluefin tuna; Thunnus thynnus; Fishery; North Sea; Norwegian Sea; Temperature; /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water; name=SDG 14 - Life Below Water; Kattegat; Norway; Øresund; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/1363de60-996a-4ed6-abe0-b90d42323d36; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2007.01.013

North Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, used to migrate to northern European waters (Norwegian Sea, North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, and Øresund) where it supported important commercial and sportfisheries. The species disappeared from the region in the early 1960s and the species is now still e...