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Aim 1: Collating information on the presence and abundance of Atlantic bluefin tuna in UK waters using scientific and citizen science methods

The project collated information on sightings of bluefin tuna from around the British Isles. These efforts resulted in a scientific peer-reviewed research paper, published in 2021 in the International Council of the Exploitation of the Seas (ICES) journal of Marine Science. Click on the image below to access this openly accessible research paper.

THUNNUS UK

THUNNUS UK was a collaborative research project between the University of Exeter, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and the Tuna Research and Conservation Centre of Stanford University, USA and aimed to provide a robust understanding of the ecology of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in waters of the British Isles. The project was supported by EU Interreg IV (FISH-INTEL), the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra), Welsh Government and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).

CONTACT

E: tags@exeter.ac.uk

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