Third week tagging giant pacific bluefin in New Zealand, Pt. 6

After two intensive weeks of fishing, the 2008 bluefin tuna satellite tagging program had made good strides towards the goal of deploying 25 pop-up satellite tags.  Although New Zealand’s winter weather hasn’t been great this season, we’ve managed to tag 21 bluefin by the end of August. 

New Zealand to the Americas: A Striped Marlin's Journey

In February, we put a satellite tag on a striped marlin, a beautiful open-ocean predator that wanders through the tropical and temperate waters from the Indian to the Pacific oceans.

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