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Positive results for EU bluefin tuna research

30-Aug-2010

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Researchers have found a way of extracting large quantities of bluefin tuna eggs – a discovery which, if commercialised, could boost food supplies and ensure sustainable management of the endangered fish species.

The positive results were announced last week by the European Commission and stem from a €2.98m EU funded project. Biologists working on the SELFDOTT project, coordinated by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, found that tuna could adapt to favourable breeding conditions within three years of domestication and produce some 10 million eggs per day.

European Research, Innovation and Science Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn said “If the results of this research can ultimately be commercialised, it can improve food supplies and contribute to economic growth and employment while also helping to ensure a sustainable management of bluefin tuna.”