Michael Stokesbury from Acadia University i Canada talks about "Western Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Stock Structure, Migration, and a Changing Canadian Fishery" in the so-called Kaffeklubben at DTU Aqua. Kaffeklubben arranges seminars presenting recent research within aquatic sciences. Guests are welcome.
Abstract
Atlantic bluefin tuna are large, highly migratory fish that are fished commercially and by charter in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
I will discuss how we have worked with the Tag-A-Giant program of Stanford University and the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans to help defined the stock structure, environmental preferences and migration pathways of Western Atlantic bluefin tuna.
Also I will discuss the new Canadian catch and release charter fishery for Atlantic bluefin tuna in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, including experimental determination of a post-capture and release survival rate and establishment of regulations to reduce capture stress on fish.
About Kaffeklubben
DTU Aqua’s so-called Kaffeklubben (The Coffee Club) arranges seminars presenting recent research on various topics across aquatic sciences, hence contribution to knowledge sharing in DTU Aqua.
The lectures are held by scientists from DTU Aqua or from other research institutes in Denmark or abroad. The audience consists mainly of employees at DTU Aqua, but others are welcome to participate. Registration is not necessary
The seminars are in English and last one hour. They take place at DTU Aqua in Charlottenlund, Copenhagen.