@article{fdi:010071345,
  title = {{P}utting all the pieces together : integrating current knowledge of the biology, ecology, fisheries status, stock structure and management of yellowfin tuna ({T}hunnus albacares)},
  author = {{P}ecoraro, {C}. and {Z}udaire, {I}. and {B}odin, {N}athalie and {M}urua, {H}. and {T}aconet, {P}aul and {D}iaz-{J}aimes, {P}. and {C}ariani, {A}. and {T}inti, {F}. and {C}hassot, {E}mmanuel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{Y}ellowfin tuna ({T}hunnus albacares; {YFT}) is an apex marine predator inhabiting tropical and sub-tropical pelagic waters. {I}t supports the second largest tuna fishery in the world. {H}ere, we review the available literature on {YFT} to provide a detailed overview of the current knowledge of its biology, ecology, fisheries status, stock structure and management, at global scale. {YFT} are characterized by several peculiar anatomical and physiological traits that allow them to survive in the oligotrophic waters of the pelagic realm. {T}hey are opportunistic feeders, which allows fast growth and high reproductive outputs. {G}lobally, {YFT} fisheries have expanded over the last century, progressively moving from coastal areas into the majority of sub-tropical and tropical waters. {T}his expansion has led to a rapid increase in global commercial landings, which are predominantly harvested by industrial longline and purse seine fleets. {F}or management purposes, {YFT} is divided into four stocks, each of which is currently managed by a separate tuna {R}egional {F}isheries {M}anagement {O}rganization. {O}ur current understanding of {YFT} stock structure is, however, still uncertain, with conflicting evidence arising from genetic and tagging studies. {T}here is, moreover, little information about their complex life-history traits or the interactions of {YFT} populations with spatio-temporally variable oceanographic conditions currently considered in stock assessments. {W}hat information is available, is often conflicting at the global scale. {F}inally, we suggest future research directions to manage this valuable resource with more biological realism and more sustainable procedures.},
  keywords = {{L}ife-history traits ; {P}opulation structure ; t{RFMO}s ; {T}una fishery ; {MONDE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {ZONE} {SUBTROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}eviews in {F}ish {B}iology and {F}isheries},
  volume = {27},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {811--841},
  ISSN = {0960-3166},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1007/s11160-016-9460-z},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071345},
}