ESTABLISHING AN ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA (Thunnus thynnus) BROODSTOCK
Authors
Ortega-García, A. (Aurelio); de-la-Gándara, F. (Fernando); García, J.; Méndez-Vivancos, F. (Fernando); Aguado-Giménez, F.Date
2020-02Type
conferenceObjectKeywords
atún rojobluefin tuna
Thunnus thynnus
growth
survival
feeding
land-based facility
Abstract
The Spanish Institute of Oceanography owns a facility to reproduce Atlantic bluefin tuna (ABFT). This facility was built in 2015 and in August 2017, some fingerlings born in captivity were moved to this installation, and some wild tunas were added two months later. In November 2019, this batch consists in 69 2+ ABFT weighting 28 kg. Hopefully they can reach 40 kg at the beginning of June and spawn by the first time. Fertilized ABFT eggs were collected from cages owned by PisciAlba and obtained larvae were cultured in IEO facilities. At the end of July 2017, some fingerlings (Cultured batch –CB-, 2 gr mean weight) were move to ICRA facilities and placed in a 1000 m3 tank. At the end of September 2017 a total of 68 0+ ABFT fingerlings (Wild batch –WB-, 414 g mean weight), were captured from the Mazarron Bay and placed in another tank in ICRA. 4 months later, 81 tunas coming from both batches were weighted (2.5 kg mean weight), tagged and place together in a 3500 m3 tank. During all the ...
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