The LIRMM, together with Ifremer and its partners from the FishNchip and Popstar projects, launched an innovative tagging campaign 2 years ago and equipped adult tuna with electronic devices. One year later, these tags reveal some unsuspected aspects of migratory fish.
Its actions were highlighted in the magazine Science & Avenir :
https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/animaux/premiere-mondiale-des-thons-suivis-par-balise_146975
and also on the Ifremer website: https://wwz.ifremer.fr/Actualites-et-Agenda/Toutes-les-actualites/Thon-rouge-la-marque-d-un-grand-voyageur
LIRMM contact: Serge Bernard / Vincent Kerzerho
Microelectronics department / SmartIES Team
Floating cage containing bluefin tuna towed to a Mediterranean fattening farm.
©Fromentin/Ifremer