Population genetics of Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758), in the Mediterranean: implications for its conservation management

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 523-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Vella ◽  
N. Vella ◽  
F.S. Karakulak ◽  
I. Oray ◽  
S. Garcia-Tiscar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Genetics ◽  
Conservation Management ◽  
Bluefin Tuna ◽  
Thunnus Thynnus ◽  
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Determination of Hg in Farmed and Wild Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.) Muscle

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 1273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Annibaldi ◽  
Cristina Truzzi ◽  
Oliana Carnevali ◽  
Paolo Pignalosa ◽  
Martina Api ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microwave Digestion ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Absorption Spectrometry ◽  
Bluefin Tuna ◽  
Mediterranean Area ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Thunnus Thynnus ◽  
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna ◽  
Wet Weight ◽  
The Mediterranean

Mercury (Hg) is a well-known toxic element, diffused in the environment, especially in the Mediterranean Sea which is rich in cinnabar deposits. Mercury bioaccumulation in fish is of great concern, especially for top-level aquatic predators (e.g., shark, tuna, swordfish) and above all for species of large human consumption and high nutritional value. This work aimed to determine Hg concentrations in farmed and wild Atlantic Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) caught in the Mediterranean area in order to evaluate the level of Hg bioaccumulation. selenium (Se) content was also determined, since this element is an antagonist of mercury toxicity. Mercury and Se were analysed by atomic absorption spectrometry after microwave digestion of the samples. Hg content in farmed tuna was below the legal limit (1 mg/kg, wet weight, w.w.) for all specimens (0.6 ± 0.2 mg/kg), whereas the wild ones had a content over the limit (1.7 ± 0.6 mg/kg); Se concentration was higher in farmed specimens (1.1 ± 0.9 mg/kg) compared to wild ones (0.6 ± 0.3 mg/kg). A safe seafood could show a Se/Hg ratio >1 and a health benefit value (HBVSe) > 0: farmed tuna had higher values than the wild specimens (Se/Hg 5.48 vs. 1.32; HBVSe 11.16 vs. 0.29). These results demonstrate that for Hg, there is a better risk/benefit ratio in farmed T. thynnus. making it safer than wild tuna.

scholarly journals Electronic Tagging of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus, L.) Reveals Habitat Use and Behaviors in the Mediterranean Sea

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. e0116638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Cermeño ◽  
Gemma Quílez-Badia ◽  
Andrés Ospina-Alvarez ◽  
Susana Sainz-Trápaga ◽  
Andre M. Boustany ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Bluefin Tuna ◽  
Thunnus Thynnus ◽  
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Electronic Tagging

scholarly journals Metazoan gill parasites of the Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus) (Osteichthyes: Scombridae) from the Mediterranean and their possible use as biological tags

2014 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacopo Culurgioni ◽  
Salvatore Mele ◽  
Paolo Merella ◽  
Piero Addis ◽  
Vincenza Figus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bluefin Tuna ◽  
Thunnus Thynnus ◽  
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Gill Parasites ◽  
Biological Tags

Food safety using NMR-based metabolomics: Assessment of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, from the Mediterranean Sea

2018 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 391-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiziana Cappello ◽  
Alessia Giannetto ◽  
Vincenzo Parrino ◽  
Giuseppe De Marco ◽  
Angela Mauceri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Bluefin Tuna ◽  
Thunnus Thynnus ◽  
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna ◽  
The Mediterranean

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus Thynnus) Farming and Fattening in the Mediterranean Sea

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 266-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constantinos C. Mylonas ◽  
Fernando De La Gándara ◽  
Aldo Corriero ◽  
Antonio Belmonte Ríos
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Bluefin Tuna ◽  
Thunnus Thynnus ◽  
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna ◽  
The Mediterranean

Age and growth of Atlantic bluefin tuna,Thunnus thynnus(Osteichthyes: Thunnidae), in the Mediterranean Sea

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Santamaria ◽  
G. Bello ◽  
A. Corriero ◽  
M. Deflorio ◽  
R. Vassallo-Agius ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Bluefin Tuna ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Thunnus Thynnus ◽  
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna ◽  
The Mediterranean

Microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA analyses of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus thynnus) population structure in the Mediterranean Sea

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 3345-3356 ◽  
Author(s):  
JENS CARLSSON ◽  
JAN R. McDOWELL ◽  
PÍNDARO DÍAZ-JAIMES ◽  
JEANETTE E. L. CARLSSON ◽  
SANDRA B. BOLES ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Population Structure ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Bluefin Tuna ◽  
Thunnus Thynnus ◽  
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna ◽  
Dna Analyses ◽  
The Mediterranean
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