RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Effects of nitrogen sources and plankton food-web dynamics on habitat quality for the larvae of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Data Set (DS) | ID: 56761 | Published / External
Created: 2019-06-26   |   Last Modified: 2025-04-01

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* » Title RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Effects of nitrogen sources and plankton food-web dynamics on habitat quality for the larvae of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico
Short Name Project: Gerard, Bluefin Tuna Larvae
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Creation Date 2019
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This project will investigate the link between nutrients, food availability, and the survival of Atlantic bluefin tuna larvae which can be used to improve stock assessments for this commercially and recreationally important species.
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The largest recreational fisheries in the U.S. occur in the Gulf of Mexico, including economically important species such as bluefin, skipjack, and yellowfin tuna. Atlantic bluefin tuna are highly migratory and spawn in the Gulf of Mexico, but are distributed as adults throughout the Atlantic Ocean. This migratory behavior, as well as year to year changes in environmental conditions at sites where Atlantic bluefin tuna spawn, makes management of the species complex. Being able to track how changes in nutrient availability impact tuna food webs and larval survival is essential to managing open ocean ecosystems.

This project will improve Atlantic bluefin tuna stock assessments and ultimately improve understanding of open-water ecosystems and how variations in productivity impact bluefin tuna.

This project was led by the NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) in partnership with Florida State University, University of California San Diego, and University of Hawaii at Manoa.

This project was funded by the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) RESTORE Science Program for the project "Effects of nitrogen sources and plankton food-web dynamics on habitat quality for the larvae of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico" implemented by the NOAA NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > SPECIES LIFE HISTORY
NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Research Data Type > Field Observation
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NCCOS Keywords NCCOS Sponsored Research > RESTORE Science Program
   
   
   

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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA
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Barbara Muhling, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, barbara.muhling@noaa.gov

Frank Parker, NOAA RESTORE Science Program, frank.parker@noaa.gov
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Principal Investigator:

• Trika Gerard, trika.gerard@noaa.gov, US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

• John Lamkin, (retired), US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC

Additional Principal Investigators:

• Angela N. Knapp, Florida State University

• Michael R. Landry, University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

• Karen E. Selph, University of Hawaii at Manoa

• Michael R. Stukel, Florida State University
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Start Date 2021
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» Download URL https://doi.org/10.25921/297j-7521
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File Name dissolved inorganic nutrient data
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Knapp, A.N., and R. Thomas. 2021. NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Effects of nitrogen sources and plankton food-web dynamics on habitat quality for the larvae of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico - dissolved inorganic nutrient data, 2017-05-11 to 2018-05-19 (NCEI Accession 0232033). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/297j-7521
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Landry, M.R., and R. Swalethorp. 2021. NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Effects of nitrogen sources and plankton food-web dynamics on habitat quality for the larvae of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico - mesozooplankton data from 2017-05-10 to 2018-05-19 (NCEI Accession 0229611). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/2btx-ks54
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File Name Phytoplankton and Bacteria Data
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Selph, K.E. 2021. NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Effects of nitrogen sources and plankton food-web dynamics on habitat quality for the larvae of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico - Phytoplankton and Bacteria Data from 2017-05-11 to 2018-05-19 (NCEI Accession 0230106). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/5z8v-wc82
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File Name Biogeochemistry Data
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Stukel, M. and T. Kelly. 2021. NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Effects of nitrogen sources and plankton food-web dynamics on habitat quality for the larvae of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico - Biogeochemistry Data, 2017-05-10 to 2018-05-19 (NCEI Accession 0233328). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/gvyk-b783
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This project will investigate the impact of variability in a key nutrient, nitrogen, on lower food webs and the resulting availability of zooplanktonic food resources for Atlantic bluefin tuna larvae in the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. This information will allow for improvement in Atlantic bluefin tuna stock assessments by making it possible to forecast the feeding, growth, and survival of Atlantic bluefin tuna larvae based on ocean conditions. To accomplish their objectives, the investigators will determine the sources of nitrogen to the ecosystem and measure plankton biomass and rates of primary productivity. They will also assess the abundance, stomach contents, feeding selectivity, age and growth rates of Atlantic bluefin tuna larvae.

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Catalog Item ID 56761
Metadata Record Created By Jessica Morgan
Metadata Record Created 2019-06-26 16:10+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By SysAdmin InPortAdmin
» Metadata Record Last Modified 2025-04-01 17:16+0000
Metadata Record Published 2021-04-05
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