Discover the latest in ARF Pacific Albacore Tuna research.
These studies are peer-reviewed and conducted by scientists at independently funded organizations.
- Alexa Fredston
- Andrew R. Thompson
- Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) - University of Wollongong
- Barbara A. Block
- Barbara Muhling
- Bren School of Environmental Science and Management - University of California, Santa Barbara
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Camrin D. Braun
- Catherine F. Nickels
- Center for Oceans - Conservation International
- Charles A. Stock
- Cheryl L. Barnes
- Chris J. Harvey
- Christopher A. Edwards
- Christopher M. Free
- Christopher N. Rooper
- Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station and Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences - Oregon State University
- Coastal Science and Policy Program - University of California Santa Cruz
- Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies - University of Washington
- Daniel Ovando
- Department of Aquatic Resources - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Biological Sciences - Thomas More University
- Department of Biological Sciences - Wellesley College
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences - Jeonbuk National University
- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources - Rutgers University
- Department of Environmental Studies - University of California, Santa Cruz
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans Delta
- Department of Natural Sciences - University of Alaska Southeast
- Desiree Tommasi
- ECS Tech, in support of, NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology
- Elan J. Portner
- Elena M. Finkbeiner
- Elizabeth A. Hellmers
- Elizabeth Holmes
- Elliott L. Hazen
- Emmett Culhane
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Eric J. Ward
- Felix Vaux
- Fisheries Policy Research Division - Korea Maritime Institute
- Francisco Blaha
- Gemma Carroll
- Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Graduate Institute of Marine Affairs - National Sun Yat-sen University
- Gwendal Le Fol
- Hannah Blondin
- Heather Welch
- Heidi Dewar
- Hopkins Marine Station - Stanford University
- Institute of Marine Sciences - University of California, Santa Cruz
- Isaac C. Kaplan
- J. Wilson White
- Jameal Samhouri
- James A. Smith
- Jenn M. Burt
- Jerome Fiechter
- John Childers
- John R. Hyde
- Jong-Yeon Park
- Kate Richerson
- Katherine L. Seto
- Kathleen O'Malley
- Kelly S. Andrews
- Kristin N. Marshall
- Lauren A. Rogers
- Lewis A. K. Barnett
- Lisa G. Crozier
- Lyall F. Bellquist
- Marine Science Institute - University of California, Santa Barbara
- Martin C. Arostegui
- Mary C. Fisher
- Megan A. Cimino
- Melissa A. Haltuch
- Melissa A. Karp
- Mercedes Pozo Buil
- Michael J. Malick
- Michael Jacox
- Michael O. Navarro
- Myeonghwa Jung
- Nature United
- Nima Farchadi
- NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
- NOAA Fisheries - Alaska Fisheries Science Center
- NOAA Fisheries - Fisheries Ecology Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
- NOAA Fisheries - Fisheries Resources Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
- NOAA Fisheries - Northwest Fisheries Science Center
- NOAA Fisheries - Physical Sciences Laboratory, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
- NOAA Fisheries - Southwest Fisheries Science Center
- NOAA Fisheries – Environmental Research Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
- Ocean Sciences Department - University of California, Santa Cruz
- Oregon State University
- Owen R. Liu
- Owyn Snodgrass
- Pacific Biological Station - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Paul Fiedler
- Quentin Hanich
- Rachel Seary
- Rebecca E. Whitlock
- Rebecca L. Selden
- San Diego State University
- Sandra Bohn
- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences - University of Washington
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography - University of California San Diego
- Sean C. Anderson
- Shui-Kai Chang
- Stephanie Brodie
- Stephanie S. Koch
- Stephanie Snyder
- Stephen S. Stohs
- Steven D. Gaines
- Steven J. Bograd
- Suzanne Kohin
- The Nature Conservancy
- Thomas More University
- Timothy H. Frawley
- University of California Davis
- University of California, Santa Cruz - Institute for Marine Science
- William H. Satterthwaite
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Yi Xu
Migration and Behavior of Juvenile North Pacific Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)
This research provides a summary of the seasonal movements, migration patterns and vertical (diving) behavior of juvenile North Pacific albacore that are taken by the US and Canada troll and pole and line fisheries of the west coast. The albacore exhibited five distinct, seasonal migratory patterns. Diving behavior revealed that juvenile albacore spend more time at depth than previously thought which explains lower catchability during some years or seasons.
This information was made possible by position and depth data from archival (data storing) tags funded by ARF and analyzed by the NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center.
*Juvenile North Pacific Albacore refer to fish of 1 to 5 years of age that have entered the surface fishery but have not yet returned to the western Pacific to spawn. These are the fish that are sustainably harvested by ARF member vessels using troll gear.
Dynamic Habitat Use of Albacore and Their Primary Prey Species in the California Current System
Juvenile north Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) forage in the California Current System (CCS), supporting fisheries between Baja California and British Columbia. Within the CCS, their distribution, abundance, and foraging behaviors are strongly variable interannually. Here, we use catch logbook data and trawl survey records to investigate how juvenile albacore in the CCS use their oceanographic environment, and how their distributions overlap with the habitats of four key forage species.