Bluefin Tuna Publications from the Tag-A-Giant Foundation Team
Note: Only bluefin tuna-related publications are included here. For a full list of publications from TAG scientists, click here.
Journal Articles
Blank, JM, JM Morrissette, CJ Farwell, M Price, RJ Schallert, and BA Block. 2007. Temperature effects on metabolic rate of juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis. Journal of Experimental Biology 210:4254-4261. Link to Full Text.
Rooker, JR, JR Alvarado Bremer, BA Block, H Dewar, G DeMetrio, A Corriero, RT Kraus, ED Prince, E Rodr´iguez-Mar´in, DH Secor. 2007. Life History and Stock Structure of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus). Reviews in Fisheries Science 15:265–310. Link to Full Text.
Castilho, PC, AM Landeira-Fernandez, J Morrissette, BA Block. 2007. Elevated Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA2) activity in tuna hearts: Comparative aspects of temperature dependence. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A 148:124–132. Link to Summary or Full Text.
Kitagawa, T, AM Boustany, CJ Farwell, TD Williams, MR Castleton, and BA Block. 2007. Horizontal and vertical movements of juvenile bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) in relation to seasons and oceanographic conditions in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Fisheries Oceanography 16(5):409–421. Link to Summary or Full Text.
Teo, SLH, A Boustany, and BA Block. 2007. Oceanographic preferences of Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, on their Gulf of Mexico breeding grounds. Marine Biology 152:1105–1119. Link to Summary or Full Text.
Blank, JM, CJ Farwell, JM Morrissette, RJ Schallert, and BA Block. 2007. Influence of swimming speed on metabolic rates of juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna and yellowfin tuna. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 80(2):167–177. Link to Summary or Full Text.
Stokesbury, MJW; Cosgrove, R; Boustany, A; Browne, D; Teo, SLH; O’Dor, RK; Block, BA. 2007. Results of satellite tagging of Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, off the coast of Ireland. Hydrobiologia 582:91–97. Link to Summary or Full Text.
Teo S.L.H., Boustany, A. Dewar, H., Stokesbury, M.J.W., Weng, K.C., Beemer, S., Seitz, A.C., Farwell, C.J., Prince, E.D. and B. A. Block. 2007. Annual migrations, diving behavior, and thermal biology of Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, on their Gulf of Mexico breeding grounds. Marine Biology 151:1-18. Link to Summary or Full Text.
Block, BA, SLH Teo, A Walli, A Boustany, MJW Stokesbury, CJ Farwell, KC Weng, H Dewar & TD Williams. 2005. Electronic tagging and population structure of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna. Nature 434: 1121-1127. Link to Summary or Full Text.
Block B.A. 2005. Ecophysiology in the 21st Century: Advancement of Biologging Science. Integrative Biology 45:305–320.
Stokesbury, M. J. W., S. L. H. Teo, A. Seitz, R. K. O’Dor. & B. A. Block. 2004. Movement of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) as determined by satellite tagging experiments initiated off New England. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 61: 1976-1987. Link to PDF
Teo, S. L. H., S. Blackwell, A. Boustany, A. Walli, K. Weng, & B. A. Block. 2004. Validation of geolocation estimates based on light level and sea surface temperature from electronic tags. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 283, 81-98. Link to PDF
Landeira-Fernandez, A. M., J. M. Morrissette, J.M. Blank, & B. A. Block. 2004. Temperature dependence of the Ca2+ -ATPase (SERCA2) in the ventricles of tuna and mackerel. American J. Physiology 286: R398-R404. Link to PDF
Shiels, H. A., J. M. Blank, A. P. Farrell, & B. A. Block. 2004. Electrophysiological properties of the L-type Ca2+ current in cardiomyocytes from bluefin tuna and Pacific mackerel. American J. Physiology 286: R659-R668. Link to PDF
Blank, J. M., J. M. Morrissette, A. M. Landeira-Fernandez, S. B. Blackwell, T. D. Williams & B. A. Block. 2004. In situ cardiac performance of Pacific bluefin tuna hearts in response to acute temperature change. J. Experimental Biology 207: 881-890. Link to PDF
Block, B. A., D. P. Costa, G. W. Boehlert, & R. E. Kochevar. 2003. Revealing pelagic habitat use: the tagging of Pacific pelagics program. Oceanologica Acta 25:255-266. Link to PDF
Block, B. A., H. Dewar, S. B. Blackwell, T. D. Williams, E. D. Prince, C. J. Farwell, A. Boustany, S. L. H. Teo, A. Seitz, A. Walli, & D. Fudge. 2001. Migratory movements, depth preferences, and thermal biology of Atlantic bluefin tuna. Science 293: 1310-1314. Link to Summary or Full Text.
Marcinek, D., S. Blackwell, H. Dewar, E. Freund, C. Farwell, D. Dau & A. Seitz. 2001. Depth and muscle temperature of Pacific bluefin tuna examined with acoustic and pop-up satellite archival tags. Marine Biology 138: 869-885. Link to PDF
Marcinek, D., J. Bonaventura, B. Wittenberg, & B. A. Block. 2001. Oxygen affinity and amino acid sequence of myoglobins from endothermic and ectothermic fish. American J. Physiology 280: R1123-1133. Link to PDF
Block, BA; Dewar, H; Blackwell, SB; Boustany, A. 1999. Archival and pop-off satellite tags reveal new information about Atlantic bluefin tuna thermal biology and feeding behaviors. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular and Integrative Physiology v.124, SUPPL., p.S21.
Dewar, H., M. Deffenbaugh, G. Thurmond, K. Lashkari, & B.A. Block. 1999. Development of an acoustic telemetry tag for monitoring electromyograms in free-swimming fish. J. Experimental Biology 202, 2693-2699. Link to PDF
Block, B.A., H. Dewar, T. Williams, E. D. Prince, C. Farwell, & D. Fudge. 1998. A new satellite technology for tracking the movements of Atlantic bluefin tuna. Proceedings of the National Academy. 95: 9384-9389. Link to PDF
Block, B. A., H. Dewar, T. Williams, E. Prince, & C. Farwell. 1998. Archival tagging of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus thynnus). Marine Technological Society Journal. 32: 37-46.
Altringham, J.D. & B. A. Block. 1997. Why do tuna maintain elevated temperatures? Power output of muscle isolated from endothermic and ectothermic fish. J. Experimental Biology. 199: 2617-2627. Link to PDF
Block, B. A. 1994. Thermogenesis in Muscle,. Annu. Rev. Physiol. 56:535-77. Link to PDF
Technical Reports
Boustany, AM, CA Reeb, SLH Teo, G DeMetrio, and BA Block. 2006. Genetic data and electronic tagging indicate that the Gulf of Mexico and Mediterranean Sea are reproductively isolated stocks of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus). ICCAT Coll. Vol. Sci. Pap. 60(4), 1154-1159. Link to PDF
de Metrio, G., G.P. Arnold, J.M. de la Serna, B.A. Block, P. Megalofonou, M. Lutcavage, I. Oray, M. Deflorio. 2005. Movements of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.) tagged in the Mediterranean Sea with pop-up satellite tags. ICCAT Coll. Vol. Sci. Pap. 58(4), 1337-1340. Link to PDF
Block, B., A. Boustany, S. Teo, A. Walli, C. Farwell, T. Williams, E. Prince, M. Stokesbury, H. Dewar, A. Seitz, K. Weng. 2003. Distribution of western tagged Atlantic bluefin tuna determined from archival and pop-up satellite tags. ICCAT Coll. Vol. Sci. Pap. 55, 1127-1139. Link to PDF
de Metrio, G., G. P. Arnold, B. A. Block, J.M. de la Serna, N. Deflorio, M. Cataldo, C. Yannopoulos, P. Megalofonou, S. Beemer, C. Farwell, A. Seitz. 2002. Behaviour of post-spawning Atlantic bluefin tuna tagged with pop-up satellite tags in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic. ICCAT Coll. Vol. Sci. Pap. 54, 415–424. Link to PDF
Block, BA, A Boustany, S Teo, A Walli, CJ Farwell, T Williams, ED Prince, M Stokesbury, A Seitz and K Weng. 2002. Distribution of Western Tagged Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Determined from Archival and Pop-Up Satellite Tags. SCRS/02/092, ICCAT. Link to PDF
Block, B. A., H. Dewar, S. Blackwell, T. D. Williams, A. Boustany, E. D. Prince, C. Farwell, & A. Seitz. 2000. Archival and Pop-Up Satellite Tagging of Bluefin Tuna in the Western North Atlantic. ICCAT Coll. Vol. Sci. Pap. Madrid, Spain.
Block, B. A., H. Dewar, S. Blackwell, T.D. Williams, E. D. Prince, C. Farwell, A. Boustany, & A. Seitz. 1999. Archival Tagging of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna. ICCAT Coll. Vol. Sci. Pap. Madrid, Spain. SCRS/99/103: 26 pp.
Ph.D. Theses
Boustany, Andre M. 2006. An examination of population structure, movement patterns and environmental preferences in northern bluefin tuna. Stanford University. Dept. of Biological Sciences. Ph.D Thesis.
Rosenwaks, Gaelin. 2004. Oceanographic implications for the management of Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus. Duke University. Master's Thesis. Link to PDF
Marcinek, David J. 2000. The physiological ecology of myoglobin in scombrid fish. Stanford University. Dept. of Biological Sciences. Ph.D Thesis.
Freund, Ellen V. 1999. Comparisons of metabolic and cardiac performance in scombrid fishes: insights into the evolution of endothermy. Stanford University. Dept. of Biological Sciences. Ph.D Thesis.
Book
Block, B.A. and Stevens, E.D. (eds.) 2001. Tuna: Physiology, Ecology and Evolution. Academic Press. San Diego. Order a copy.
Book Chapters
Collette, B.B., C. Reeb, & B. A. Block. 2001. Systematics of the Tunas and Mackerels (Scombridae). In: B.A. Block & E. D. Stevens. Tuna: Physiology, Ecology and Evolution. Academic Press.
Gunn, J. & B. A. Block. 2001. Advances in Acoustic, Archival and Satellite telemetry. In: B.A. Block & E. D. Stevens. Tuna: Physiology, Ecology and Evolution. Academic Press.
Farwell, C. 2001. Tunas in Captivity. In: B.A. Block & E. D. Stevens. Tuna: Physiology, Ecology and Evolution. Academic Press.
Block, B.A., H. Dewar, S. Blackwell, T. Williams, E. Prince, A. Boustany, C. Farwell, D. Dau, & A. Seitz. 2001. Archival and Pop-up Satellite Tagging of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna. Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Vol 1. J. Sibert and J. Nielsen (eds.) Kluwer Academic Press, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Boustany, A.M., D. Marcinek, J. Keen., H. Dewar, & B. A. Block. 2001. Movements and temperature preferences of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) off North Carolina: A comparison of acoustic, archival and pop-up satellite tags. Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Vol 1. J. Sibert and J. Nielsen (eds.) Kluwer Academic Press, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Conference Presentations/Abstracts
Shiels, H, SH Thompson, and BA Block. 2007. The effect of temperature on cellular Ca2+ flux in ventricular myocytes from bluefin tuna. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Aug 2007; v.148, no.Suppl. 1, p.S149; Conference: 7th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry; August 12 -16, 2007; Salvador, Brazil.
Galli, G, HA Shiels, W Gilly, and BA Block. 2007. Thermal acclimation confers no tolerance to acute temperature change in cardiac myocytes from the bluefin tuna. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Aug 2007; v.148, no.Suppl. 1, p.S4-S5; Conference: 7th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry; August 12 -16, 2007; Salvador, Brazil. Link to PDF
Boustany, AMB; Reeb CA; Teo, SLH; DeMetrio, G; Block, BA. Genetic data and electronic tagging indicate that the Gulf of Mexico and Mediterranean Sea are reproductively isolated stocks of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus). ICCAT Bluefin Tuna Stock Assessment Meeting. Madrid, Spain, June 2006.
Teo, S.L.H, Boustany, A., Walli, A., and Block, B.A. Electronic Tags Reveal the Biophysical Interactions of Breeding Atlantic Bluefin Tuna. 13th Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii. February 2006.
Teo, S. L. H., A. Walli, A. Boustany, M. J. W. Stokesbury, S. Blackwell, C. J. Farwell, K. C. Weng, H. Dewar, T. D. Williams, and B. A. Block. 2005. Movement patterns, diving behavior and thermal biology of the Atlantic bluefin tuna on their spawning grounds. 2nd International Bio-logging Science Symposium. 13-16 June 2005, University of St Andrews, Scotland.
Walli, A., Block, B., Teo, S. L. H., Boustany, A., Weng, K. C., Dewar, H., Farwell, C. and Williams,T.2005. Movement patterns and population structure of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) as revealed by electronic tags. 56th International Tuna Conference. Lake Arrowhead, California. South West Fisheries Center, NMFS, USA.
Boustany, AM; Teo, SLH; Walli, A; Farwell, CJ; Williams, T; Block, BA. Electronic tracking of Atlantic bluefin tuna. International Tuna Conference, Lake Arrowhead, CA,May 2004.
Teo, S. L. H., A. Boustany, S. Blackwell, A. Walli, K. C. Weng, and B. A. Block. 2004. Validation of geolocation estimates based on light level and sea surface temperature electronic tags. ASLO/TOS 2004 Ocean Research Conference. 15-20 February 2004, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Walli, A., Block, B. A., Teo, S. L.H., Boustany, A., Dewar, H., Farwell, C., Williams, T.,Prince, E.. 2004. Electronic tagging of adolescent and mature west Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus).ASLO/TOS Ocean Research Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii. February, 2004.
Block, BA. 2003. Hot tunas in cold seas: Ecological physiology of endothermic fish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 134A: S2-S3.
Stokesbury, MJW., Seitz, A., Teo, S.L.H., O’Dor, R.K., and B.A. Block. 2003. Western residency of satellite tagged Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) tagged off
Blank, JM; Morrissette, JM; Block, BA. 2003. Cold induced bradycardia in bluefin tuna hearts. Faseb J. 17: A935.
Morrissette, JM; Blank, JM; Block, BA. 2003. Comparison of cardiac performance in endothermic and ectothermic fish of the family Scombridae. Faseb J. 17: A935.
Landeira-Fernandez, AM; Block, BA. 2003. Temperature dependence of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA) from endothermic tuna and ectothermic mackerel hearts. Faseb J. 17: A935.
Block, B. A., S. L. H. Teo, J. Blank, J. Morrisette, A. Landeira, A. Walli, C. Farwell, A. Boustany, and T. Williams. 2002. Feeding and breeding migrations of Atlantic bluefin tuna. 53rd Tuna Conference. 20-23 May 2002, Lake Arrowhead, California.
Block, BA, Costa DP, Boehlert, GW, and Kochevar, R. 2002. Tagging of Pacific pelagics. AAAS 168: A32.
Shiels, HA; Blank, JM; Farrell, AP; Block, BA. 2002. Electrophysiological properties of the L-type Ca2+ current in cardiomyocytes from Pacific mackerel and bluefin tuna. J. Physiology - London 544: 57P.
Block, B. A., S. L. H. Teo, S. Beemer, A. Boustany, M. Stokesbury, H. Dewar, S. Blackwell, T. Williams, E. D. Prince, C. J. Farwell, and A. Walli. 2001. Migratory movements, depth preferences and thermal biology of Atlantic bluefin tuna on their spawning grounds. 52nd Tuna Conference. 21-24 May 2001, Lake Arrowhead, California.
Farwell, C. J., Boustany, A., Weng, K., Walli, A., Sippel,T. Teo, S., Block, B. A. 2001. Pop-Up Satellite Archival Tagging of Pacific Bluefin Tuna. 52nd Annual Tuna Conference. Lake Arrowhead, CA. May 2001. South West Fisheries Center, NMFS, USA.
Blank, JM; Morrissette, JM; Massaroti, H; Blackwell, SB; Block, BA. 2001. Physiology & biochemical characteristics of Pacific & Atlantic bluefin tuna hearts. American Zoologist 41: 1394.
Blackwell, S. B., Marcinek, D. J., Dewar, H., Farwell, C., Seitz, A., Boustany, A. and Block, B. A. 2000. Depth, Thermal Preference and Body Temperature of Pacific Bluefin Tuna from Acoustic and Pop-Up Satellite Archival Tags. Proceedings of the Symposium on Tagging and Tracking Marine Fish With Electronic Devices. University of Hawaii, February 2000.
Block, B.A., Dewar, H., Blackwell, S., Boustany, A. 2000. Archival and pop-off satellite tags reveal new information about Atlantic bluefin tuna thermal biology and feeding behaviors. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology ; Aug. 1999; v.124, no.SUPPL., p.S21.
Block, B. A., Dewar, H., Blackwell, S. B., Williams, T., Boustany, A. M., Prince, E., Farwell, C. and Seitz, A. 2000. Archival and Pop-Up Satellite Tags Reveal New Information About Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Migrations, Biology and Oceanographic Preference. Proceedings of the Symposium on Tagging and Tracking Marine Fish With Electronic Devices. University of Hawaii, February 2000.
Boustany, AM; Dewar, H; Farwell, C; Prince, ED; Marcinek, DJ; Block, BA. Tracking of Atlantic bluefin tuna using electronic tags. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, La Paz, Mexico, June 2000.
Boustany, A. M., Marcinek, D. J., Dewar, H., Keen, J., Seitz, A., Kade, T. and Block, B. A. 2000. Behavior and Environmental Preference of Bluefin Tuna off the Coast of North Carolina Inferred form Acoustic, Archival and Pop-Up Satellite Tags. Proceedings of the Symposium on Tagging and Tracking Marine Fish With Electronic Devices. University of Hawaii, February 2000.
Block, B.A., Dewar, H., Williams, T., Blackwell, S.B., Boustany, A., Dau, D., Prince, E., and Farwell, C. 1999. Comparison of acoustic archival and pop-off satellite tag data and the movements of Atlantic bluefin tuna. Proceedings of the 50th Annual Tuna Conference. La Jolla, California.
Boustany, AM; Farwell, CJ; Blackwell, SB; Marcinek, DJ; Dau, D; Seitz, A; Block, BA. 1999. Habitat preferences of Atlantic bluefin tuna revealed by electronic tags. International Tuna Conference, Lake Arrowhead, CA.
Freund, E.V. and Block, B.A. 1999. A comparison of tissue aerobic activity in endothermic and ectothermic scombrids. FASEB 13(4): A383.
Marcinek, D.J., Bonaventura, J., and Block, B.A. 1999. The role of temperature in the relationship between myglobin and aerobic capacity in endothermic tunas. American Zoologist. 38(5): 92A.
Marcinek, D.J., Bonaventura, J., Wittenberg, J.B. and Block, B.A. 1999. Characterization of myoglobins from fish with different thermoregulatory strategies. FASEB Journal. 13(4 Part 1): A383.
Block, B.A., Dewar, H., Farwell, C. and Prince, E. 1998. Movements of Atlantic bluefin tuna and blue marlin examined with pop up satellite tags. Proceedings of the 49th Annual Tuna Conference. Lake Arrowhead, California.
Freund, E.V. and Block, B.A. 1998. Increased temperature causes decreased force production in ventricular strips of endothermic and ectothermic scombrids. Am. Zool. 37: 187A.
Marcinek, D.J. and Block, B.A. 1998. The relationship between myoglobin and aerobic capacity along a thermal gradient in an endothermic scombrid. FASEB Journal. 12(5): A679.
Block, B.A., Dewar, H., Williams, T., Prince, E., Farwell, C., and Fudge, D. 1997. Archival and pop-up satellite tagging of Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus. Proceedings of the 48th Annual Tuna Conference. La Jolla, California.
Farwell, C., Block, B.A, Freund, E. and Dewar, H. 1997. Scientific investigations concerning tunas at the Tuna Research and Conservation Center of Monterey Bay Aquarium and Hopkins Marine Station. Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Marine Sciences, Havana, Cuba, September 1997.
Farwell, C., Phillips, R. and Holland, S. 1997. Life support system design and water quality observations for tunas at the Tuna Research and Conservation Center of Monterey Bay Aquarium and Hopkins Marine Station. Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Marine Sciences, Havana, Cuba, September 1997.
Freund, E.V., Harwood, C.L., Altringham, J.D. and Block, B.A. 1996. Force- frequency relationships in ventricular strips of three scombrid fishes and effects of changes in extracellular Ca and temperature. Am Zool. 36: 66A.
Dewar, H., Deffenbaugh, M., Marcinek, D., and Block, B.A. 1996. Development of acoustic EMG tags and use of archival techniques on captive tuna. Proceedings of the 47th Annual Tuna Conference. Lake Arrowhead, California.
Farwell, C., Marcinek, D., Perla, B., and Block, B.A. 1996. Feeding and growth observations in captive tuna. Proceedings of the 47th Annual Tuna Conference. Lake Arrowhead, California.
Marcinek, D.J., Wittenberg, J.B. and Block, B.A. 1996. Functional studies of myoglobins from endothermic ectothermic fishes. American Zoologist. 36(5): 39A.
Farwell, C. and O’Sullivan, J.B. 1993. Collection, transportation and observations on the keeping of tuna, family Scombridae, at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Proceedings of the 44th Annual Tuna Conference. La Jolla, California.
Book Reviews
Block, B.A. 2000. Of Tuna and Tonnarti. Science 289: 876-877.