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Atlantic bluefin tuna are a highly migratory species with two known main populations that spawn in the Gulf of Mexico (western stock) and the Mediterranean Sea (eastern stock), but feed mainly in the North Atlantic. A habitat model, developed by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and partner scientists, has identified the preferred feeding and spawning habitats of small (5-25 kg) and large (>25kg) in the Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. The model employs an ecological niche approach, correlating the presence of ABFT from catch data with MODIS satellite data and ocean circulation models to identify chlorophyll fronts (for feeding habitat) and sea surface temperature (for spawning habitat).
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| Title | Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Potential Feeding and Spawning Habitat in the Gulf of Mexico |
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| Description | Atlantic bluefin tuna are a highly migratory species with two known main populations that spawn in the Gulf of Mexico (western stock) and the Mediterranean Sea (eastern stock), but feed mainly in the North Atlantic. A habitat model, developed by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and partner scientists, has identified the preferred feeding and spawning habitats of small (5-25 kg) and large (>25kg) in the Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. The model employs an ecological niche approach, correlating the presence of ABFT from catch data with MODIS satellite data and ocean circulation models to identify chlorophyll fronts (for feeding habitat) and sea surface temperature (for spawning habitat). |
| Modified | 2025-04-04T12:25:20.823Z |
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| Keywords | OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO , Atlantic Bluefin Tuna , Thunnus thynnus , habitat , ecological niche , feeding , spawning , biota , environment , geoscientificInformation , oceans |
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