Overview of Japanese tagging project on tropical tunas in the temperate area of Japanese water [BI WP5] Matsumoto, T. and H. Okamoto

By: Contributor(s): Language: ENG Publication details: [Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia] Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) 2008Description: 8 p. 30 cm. ill., graphs, mapsSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 639.27783
Online resources: Summary: "Tropical tuna tagging project targeting bigeye and yellowfin tunas in the temperate area of Japa-nese water (in the area east off Honshu) has been being conducted by National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries in cooperation with Miyagi Prefecture since 2006. Feasibility studies were con-ducted until 2007 and the first practical tagging was conducted between June and July 2008 using pole and line gear by research vessel Shin-Miyagi Maru. During the research cruise, a total of 1,000 tropical tuna individuals (892 bigeye: 49 -109 cm FL, 34 yellowfin: 48 -65 cm FL and 74 skipjack: 40 -61 cm FL) were tagged and released including 28 archival and 3 pop up tagging for bigeye. Also, six yellowfin tuna were tagged and released during the previous cruise of Shin-Miyagi Maru. Pop-up tagging of yellowfin tuna caught by longliner was also conducted this year. Ten yellowfin tuna indi-viduals (111 -142 cm FL) were released with pop-up tag in the area south of Kyushu (around 29°N, 130°E) between June and July 2008."
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SPC Special Collections SPC 639.277 83 WES 2008 Available

"WCPFC-SC4-2008/BI-WP-5"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 4)

"Tropical tuna tagging project targeting bigeye and yellowfin tunas in the temperate area of Japa-nese water (in the area east off Honshu) has been being conducted by National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries in cooperation with Miyagi Prefecture since 2006. Feasibility studies were con-ducted until 2007 and the first practical tagging was conducted between June and July 2008 using pole and line gear by research vessel Shin-Miyagi Maru. During the research cruise, a total of 1,000 tropical tuna individuals (892 bigeye: 49 -109 cm FL, 34 yellowfin: 48 -65 cm FL and 74 skipjack: 40 -61 cm FL) were tagged and released including 28 archival and 3 pop up tagging for bigeye. Also, six yellowfin tuna were tagged and released during the previous cruise of Shin-Miyagi Maru. Pop-up tagging of yellowfin tuna caught by longliner was also conducted this year. Ten yellowfin tuna indi-viduals (111 -142 cm FL) were released with pop-up tag in the area south of Kyushu (around 29°N, 130°E) between June and July 2008."