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Madatet Fishing Begins Tagging Yellowfin Tuna and Skipjack

Julien Brossel

Since the start of the 2019/2020 season, I have been proud to join a new research programme on my trips by tagging yellowfin tuna and skipjack.

A juvenile yellowfin tuna just before release.

The Billfish Foundation works with scientists from the Atlantic Ocean Tropical Tuna Tagging Programme (AOTTP) to learn more about tuna. Part of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), the programme studies key aspects of the lives and movements of bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin tuna in the Atlantic.

A fine 80 cm young yellowfin tuna, tagged and released.

AOTTP works with scientists and commercial and recreational tuna anglers to tag tropical tuna with conventional and/or electronic tags throughout the Atlantic. Data from the tags help improve understanding of these species, support fisheries management and promote sustainable stocks. Better information on tropical tuna is essential to preserve fishing opportunities in the western North Atlantic.

Since September, 12 yellowfin tuna have already been tagged: a very encouraging start!

More to come as the adventure continues.