Gilad Heinisch, University of Massachusetts Amherst (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Gilad Heinisch, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Atlantic bluefin tuna mature at a considerably younger age than cuurently assumed, say researchers led by fisheries oceanographer Molly Lutcavage at UMass Amherst, with Gilad Heinisch of Israel. Findings could lead to changes in how fisheries scientists estimate the population.

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Large Pelagics Research Center, UMass Amherst

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