Inland Fisheries Ireland records first tagging of Atlantic bluefin tuna for 2024

Inland Fisheries Ireland records first tagging of Atlantic bluefin tuna for 2024 Inland Fisheries Ireland has recorded the capture and tagging of the first Atlantic bluefin tuna of 2024. The giant fish, measuring 1.68 metres, was caught, measured, tagged and released at Donegal Bay. In 2023, a total of 381 Atlantic bluefin tuna were tagged by authorised skippers in Irish waters. Dr William Roche of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) said: “The first fish of the season marks the start of a sustained period of data collection on bluefin tuna. “Typically in summer, Atlantic bluefin tuna migrate to their feeding waters in Ireland in large numbers. “This provides an excellent opportunity to tag tuna and collect data on when they appear in Irish waters, where they go, and what size they are. “Any recaptures of tagged tuna will provide high-quality information on their wider migrations around the Atlantic Ocean, or the Mediterranean Sea, or further afield. “IFI is very grateful to authorised ...