Press Release: Bluefin tuna: EU research achieves breakthrough as fish spawn in captivity

EU scientists have succeeded in obtaining viable mass eggs from Atlantic bluefin tuna in captivity, using natural means and without any hormonal induction. If breeding can be developed on a commercial scale, pressure on endangered wild stocks could be significantly relieved.

This is the result of the third year of work of SELFDOTT, a research project funded by the European Union to the tune of €2.98 million and co-ordinated by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO).