Barrett, Izadore and Connor, Anne Robertson (1962) Blood lactate in yellowfin tuna, Neothunnus macropterus, and skipjack, Katsuwonus pelamis, following capture and tagging. Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Bulletin, 6(6), pp. 231-280.
Abstract
ENGLISH: The staff of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission for several years has been investigating the life history, population structure, behavior and ecology of the yellowfin tuna, Neothunnus macropterus, and the skipjack, Katsuwonus pelamis, in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean. The tagging and subsequent recovery of these tropical tunas, to provide information on population structure, migrations, mortality rates and growth rates, are important aspects of these investigations. Broadhead (1959) and Schaefer, Chatwin and Broadhead (1961) emphasize the many difficulties involved in tagging these extremely active yet delicate fish and give considerable evidence to suggest that tagging mortality is high, perhaps as great as 60 to 80 per cent. The latter authors suggest that the rather high mortality at tagging is related to the effects of hyperactivity brought about by the tagging operation. SPANISH: El personal de la Comisión Interamericana del Atún Tropical ha estado investigando durante varios años la historia natural, la estructura de la población, los hábitos y la ecología del atún aleta amarilla, Neothunnus macropterus, y del barrilete, Katsuwonus pelamis, en el Océano Pacífico Oriental Tropical. La marcación y el subsiguiente recobro de estos atunes tropicales, lo que da información sobre la estructura de la población, los movimientos migratorios y las tasas de crecimiento y de mortalidad, son importantes aspectos de estas investigaciones. Broadhead (1959) y Schaefer, Chatwin y Broadhead (1961) destacan las muchas dificultades que hay para marcar estos peces activos en extremo pero delicados, y proporcionan considerable evidencia que sugiere que la mortalidad por la marcación es bastante alta, siendo quizás de 60 a 80 por ciento. Los autores citados sugieren que esta elevada mortalidad por la marcación está relacionada con los efectos de la hiperactividad producida por la operación de marcación.
| Item Type: | Article |
| Title: | Blood lactate in yellowfin tuna, Neothunnus macropterus, and skipjack, Katsuwonus pelamis, following capture and tagging |
| Personal Creator/Author: | | Creators | Email |
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| Barrett, Izadore | | | Connor, Anne Robertson | |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Bulletin |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Number: | 6 |
| Page Range: | pp. 231-280 |
| Date: | 1962 |
| Issuing Agency: | Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission |
| Additional Information: | This article is bilingual and contains both Spanish and English translations. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | blood lactate; yellowfin tuna; Neothunnus macropterus; skipjack; Katsuwonus pelamis; lactate en la sangre |
| Subjects: | Fisheries Biology |
| Item ID: | 2576 |
| Depositing User: | Joan Parker |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Aug 2009 23:44 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2011 20:54 |
| URI: | http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/2576 |
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