Rare occurrence of a bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus in British waters, with notes on other occurrences of sub-tropical tunas.
A freshly dead bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus was washed ashore near Burry Port, Wales (51 degrees 40' N; 4 degrees 15' W) in August, 2006. This is only the third occasion that the species has been observed in British waters, and is the largest and most northerly recorded specimen.
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Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture Research and Behavioural, Physiological and Molecular Ecology Research Group, Department of Environmental and Molecular Biosciences, School of the Environment and Society, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA28PP, UK. a.powell@swansea.ac.uk
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D000818:Animals; D005843:Geography; D013696:Temperature; D014413:Tuna; D014852:Wales