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IATTC
ARCHIVAL TUNA TAGGING STUDY - ACHOTINES LAB, PANAMA
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FISHERIES SCIENCE &
CONSERVATION
The IATTC
is responsible for the conservation and management of fisheries
for tunas and other species taken by tuna-fishing vessels in
the eastern Pacific Ocean. Part of their work involves archival
tagging of yellowfin tuna to better understand breeding and
the early stages of life of tuna and what can be done to sustain
both sport and commercial fishing of pelagic species.
The Achotines
Laboratory was established as part of the IATTC’s
Tuna-Billfish Program. It is one of the few research facilities
in the world designed specifically for studies of the early
life history of tropical tunas. As tunas are pelagic (open-ocean)
fish they are difficult to study in their natural habitat.
Little is known from studies of live tunas of their reproductive
activities or early life history (egg, larval, and early-juvenile
stages), and for that reason the IATTC established a research
laboratory to focus on these aspects of tuna biology. The Achotines
Laboratory provides a unique setting for studying the reproductive
behavior and early life stages of tropical tunas. While tunas
are the main focus at the Laboratory, there are ample facilities
to support research in other areas of marine and terrestrial
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