EIGHT YEARS OF RESEARCH ON BLUEFIN TUNA (THUNNUS THYNNUS) CULTURE AT THE SPANISH INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY (IEO)

Since 2000 the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) is participating in several research projects on BFT culture with the aim of contributing of the Domestication of this species, which allows to improve the productive process and reduce the pressure on the wild stock as it is happened with other full cycle cultured species.