Abstract This study aimed to describe the characteristics and cultivation conditions of Thunnus albacares in Pelabuhan Perikanan Pantai (PPP, shore-port fisheries) Labuhan Lombok, East Lombok. Data was collected by a simple random sample using questionnaire for 30 fishing boats. Primary data interview with respondents field observation, while secondary obtained from records PPP BPS DKP, Results...

Regional tuna fishery management organizations cannot provide specific advice to local fishery managers in small island jurisdictions. The State of Hawaii maintains time series of yellowfin tuna catches dating back to 1949, but these data have never been formally applied to evaluating the effects of the yellowfin fishery in the Main Hawaiian Islands on the local stock. I develop a new approach ...

Roe is the term used to describe fish eggs (oocytes) gathered in skeins and is one of the most valuable food products from fishery sources. Thus, means of processing are required to convert the underutilized yellowfin tuna roes (YTR) into more marketable and acceptable forms as protein concentrate. Roe protein concentrates (RPCs) were prepared by cooking condition (boil-dried concentrate, BDC a...

We used acoustic telemetry to examine the small-scale movement patterns of yellow®n tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the California Bight at the northern extent of their range. Oceanographic pro®les of temperature, oxygen, currents and ̄uorometry were used to determine the relationship between movements and environmental features. Three yellow®n tuna (8 to 16 kg) were tracked for 2 to 3 d. All three...

Yellowfin tuna of the Indian Ocean is overfished, and a better understanding stock structure needed to enable sustainable management. Here, otolith ?18O values young-of-the-year fish from known nursery areas equatorial (West, Central East) were used establish reference isotopic signature predict origin sub-adult adult individuals. Sub-adult Reunion Island similar West signature, but sub-adults ...