{"id":1121,"date":"2026-01-23T11:51:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/?page_id=1121"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:46:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:46:47","slug":"our-research-efforts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/our-research-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Research Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id1121_16710a-ca > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1121_16710a-ca > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1121_16710a-ca > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:100px;padding-bottom:40px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1121_16710a-ca > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1121_16710a-ca > 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img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_b41129-1d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_b41129-1d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_b41129-1d\"]{padding-left:50px;text-shadow:4px 4px 5px #082e58;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_b41129-1d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_b41129-1d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_b41129-1d\"]{padding-left:0px;margin-top:150px;text-shadow:4px 4px 5px #082e58;font-size:45px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_b41129-1d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_b41129-1d\">Our research efforts<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1121_9f9565-1e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1121_9f9565-1e > 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767px){.kadence-column1121_2881ba-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1121_2881ba-1e{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_2881ba-1e{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_2881ba-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1121_2881ba-1e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image1121_c77de5-4e .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image1121_c77de5-4e img.kb-img, .kb-image1121_c77de5-4e .kb-img img{object-position:38% 30%;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1121_c77de5-4e size-medium_large kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-port23\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/64-768x960.png\" alt=\"Dr. Walt Golet removing the guts from an Atlantic bluefin tuna at the 2025 Casco Bay Bluefin Bonanza. \" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/64-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/64-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/64-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/64-105x131.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/64-317x396.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/64-423x529.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/64-634x793.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/64-846x1058.png 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/64-951x1189.png 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/64.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,768px\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Dr. Walt Golet removing the guts of an Atlantic bluefin tuna at the Casco Bay Bluefin Bonanza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1121_ae6e5b-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column1121_ae6e5b-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1121_ae6e5b-04 > 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_339f92-42 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_339f92-42[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_339f92-42\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_339f92-42, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_339f92-42[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_339f92-42\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_339f92-42, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_339f92-42[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_339f92-42\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:30px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_339f92-42 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_339f92-42\">Atlantic bluefin tuna Biological Sampling Program<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f635d9-6c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f635d9-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f635d9-6c\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f635d9-6c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f635d9-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f635d9-6c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f635d9-6c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f635d9-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f635d9-6c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f635d9-6c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f635d9-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f635d9-6c\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f635d9-6c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f635d9-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f635d9-6c\"]{font-size:14px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_f635d9-6c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f635d9-6c\">Globally, commercial tuna fisheries account for more than $33 billion and conservative estimates including their recreational component exceed $45 billion. While their value is high, our understanding of their life history is not. We conduct research on a variety of tunas, but our primary focus is on <strong><mark class=\"kt-highlight\">Atlantic bluefin tuna<\/mark><\/strong> in the Gulf of Maine. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f2b9fb-ec, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f2b9fb-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f2b9fb-ec\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f2b9fb-ec mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f2b9fb-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f2b9fb-ec\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#ed6f48;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f2b9fb-ec img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f2b9fb-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f2b9fb-ec\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f2b9fb-ec, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f2b9fb-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f2b9fb-ec\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f2b9fb-ec, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f2b9fb-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f2b9fb-ec\"]{font-size:14px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_f2b9fb-ec wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f2b9fb-ec\">Every season, the Pelagic Fisheries Lab <strong><mark class=\"kt-highlight\">collects over 1500 Atlantic bluefin tuna samples<\/mark><\/strong> including heads, stomachs, and livers. These samples come from various sources including <em>commercial dealers<\/em>, <em>local Atlantic bluefin tuna tournaments<\/em>, <em>commercial fishermen<\/em>, <em>recreational fishermen<\/em>, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_22666c-e6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_22666c-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_22666c-e6\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_22666c-e6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_22666c-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_22666c-e6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#ed6f48;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_22666c-e6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_22666c-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_22666c-e6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_22666c-e6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_22666c-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_22666c-e6\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_22666c-e6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_22666c-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_22666c-e6\"]{font-size:14px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_22666c-e6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_22666c-e6\">Once we collect Atlantic bluefin tuna heads, we make sure they are iced down to preserve freshness. We remove muscle tissue samples for genetic testing as well as an archive sample to save for later projects. We also extract otoliths, small calcified structures located in the brain cavity of Atlantic bluefin tuna, which are&nbsp; used to estimate the age of the fish when it was caught and where the fish was spawned (stock of origin).<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bc7e3a-d3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bc7e3a-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_bc7e3a-d3\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bc7e3a-d3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bc7e3a-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_bc7e3a-d3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#ed6f48;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bc7e3a-d3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bc7e3a-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_bc7e3a-d3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bc7e3a-d3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bc7e3a-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_bc7e3a-d3\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bc7e3a-d3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bc7e3a-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_bc7e3a-d3\"]{font-size:14px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_bc7e3a-d3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_bc7e3a-d3\">We would like to acknowledge that <strong><mark class=\"kt-highlight\">the research we conduct in the Pelagic Fisheries Lab would not be possible if it were not for industry involvement and collaboration<\/mark><\/strong>. We thank every individual who helps us obtain these samples every field season.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1121_3229c9-29 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1121_3229c9-29 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1121_3229c9-29 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:30px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(50% - ((80px * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(50% - ((80px * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id1121_3229c9-29 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1121_3229c9-29 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:50px;padding-right:50px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1121_3229c9-29 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:50px;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1121_3229c9-29 alignfull has-white-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-row kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column1121_158161-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column1121_158161-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1121_158161-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1121_158161-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1121_158161-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column1121_158161-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1121_158161-fe{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_158161-fe{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_158161-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column1121_158161-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1121_158161-fe{position:relative;}.kadence-column1121_158161-fe, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column1121_158161-fe:not(.specificity){margin-top:-20px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1121_158161-fe{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_158161-fe{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_158161-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1121_158161-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1121_158161-fe{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_158161-fe{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_158161-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column1121_158161-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kadence-column1121_158161-fe, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column1121_158161-fe:not(.specificity){margin-top:-15px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1121_158161-fe\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5971af-34, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5971af-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_5971af-34\"]{font-size:30px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5971af-34 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5971af-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_5971af-34\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5971af-34 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5971af-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_5971af-34\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5971af-34, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5971af-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_5971af-34\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5971af-34, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5971af-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_5971af-34\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_5971af-34 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_5971af-34\">Otolith aging and microchemistry<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_1bf269-ec, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_1bf269-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_1bf269-ec\"]{margin-top:0px;text-align:left;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_1bf269-ec mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_1bf269-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_1bf269-ec\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_1bf269-ec img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_1bf269-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_1bf269-ec\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_1bf269-ec, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_1bf269-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_1bf269-ec\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_1bf269-ec, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_1bf269-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_1bf269-ec\"]{font-size:14px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_1bf269-ec wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_1bf269-ec\">After extracting otoliths from the Atlantic bluefin tuna head, there are several different processes needed to prepare otoliths for aging and micro-milling.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_d26a19-c9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_d26a19-c9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_d26a19-c9\"]{margin-top:0px;text-align:left;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_d26a19-c9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_d26a19-c9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_d26a19-c9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_d26a19-c9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_d26a19-c9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_d26a19-c9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_d26a19-c9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_d26a19-c9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_d26a19-c9\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_d26a19-c9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_d26a19-c9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_d26a19-c9\"]{font-size:14px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_d26a19-c9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_d26a19-c9\">For aging, tuna otoliths form annuli, which resemble \u201ctree rings\u201d. These rings represent fast &amp; slow growth zones that are identifiable by dark and light shades when observed with transmitted light. By counting the fast growth bands, we can get an estimate for the number of annual feeding seasons the fish has lived through which represents the age of the fish, similar to aging a tree by counting the rings presented by growing seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_735dab-ab, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_735dab-ab[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_735dab-ab\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_735dab-ab mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_735dab-ab[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_735dab-ab\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_735dab-ab img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_735dab-ab[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_735dab-ab\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_735dab-ab, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_735dab-ab[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_735dab-ab\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_735dab-ab, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_735dab-ab[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_735dab-ab\"]{font-size:14px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_735dab-ab wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_735dab-ab\">For determining stock of origin, the otoliths are milled using a machine called a micro-mill. At the center of each otolith are chemical markers composed of material deposited while individuals are on their spawning grounds. Based on these chemical signatures, we can estimate if the Atlantic bluefin tuna was spawned in the Gulf of Mexico (Western stock) or in the Mediterranean (Eastern stock). This information is extremely important because, although the stocks are managed separately, there is evidence of some mixing between the two stocks &#8211; particularly here in the Gulf of Maine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1121_ad109a-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column1121_ad109a-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column1121_ad109a-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1121_ad109a-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1121_ad109a-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1121_ad109a-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}.kadence-column1121_ad109a-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column1121_ad109a-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col > 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.kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-1121_176124-58 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-1121_176124-58 .kb-gallery-ul.kb-gallery-type-mosaic .grid-pattern-container{grid-auto-rows:155px;grid-gap:5px;gap:5px;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-1121_176124-58 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-mosaic kb-gallery-id-1121_176124-58 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"kb-mosaic-gallery grid-pattern-gallery\"><div class=\"grid-pattern-container\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item grid-item-wide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/2B2A2460-1024x683.jpeg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/2B2A2460-scaled.jpeg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/2B2A2460-scaled.jpeg\" data-id=\"1100\" class=\"wp-image-1100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/2B2A2460-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/2B2A2460-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/2B2A2460-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/2B2A2460-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/2B2A2460-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/2B2A2460-105x70.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/2B2A2460-317x211.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/2B2A2460-423x282.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/2B2A2460-634x423.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/2B2A2460-846x564.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/2B2A2460-951x634.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/2B2A2460-1268x846.jpeg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Otoliths that were collected from tournament fish in 2024 in resin getting prepped to be aged. <\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item grid-item-large\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.42.04-PM-1024x685.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.42.04-PM.png\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.42.04-PM.png\" data-id=\"1099\" class=\"wp-image-1099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.42.04-PM-1024x685.png 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.42.04-PM-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.42.04-PM-768x514.png 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.42.04-PM-105x70.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.42.04-PM-317x212.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.42.04-PM-423x283.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.42.04-PM-634x424.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.42.04-PM-846x566.png 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.42.04-PM-951x636.png 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.42.04-PM-1268x848.png 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.42.04-PM.png 1304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">An Atlantic bluefin tuna otolith ready to be sectioned using an IsoMet precision saw.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item grid-item-tall\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.43.12-PM-1024x684.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.43.12-PM.png\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.43.12-PM.png\" data-id=\"1098\" class=\"wp-image-1098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.43.12-PM-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.43.12-PM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.43.12-PM-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.43.12-PM-105x70.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.43.12-PM-317x212.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.43.12-PM-423x283.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.43.12-PM-634x424.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.43.12-PM-846x565.png 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.43.12-PM-951x635.png 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.43.12-PM-1268x847.png 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-at-3.43.12-PM.png 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A sectioned and polished Atlantic bluefin tuna otolith that is being imaged for aging.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item grid-item-small\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/otolith-1024x683.jpeg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/otolith-scaled.jpeg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/otolith-scaled.jpeg\" data-id=\"1035\" class=\"wp-image-1035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/otolith-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/otolith-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/otolith-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/otolith-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/otolith-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/otolith-105x70.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/otolith-317x211.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/otolith-423x282.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/otolith-634x423.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/otolith-846x564.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/otolith-951x634.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/otolith-1268x846.jpeg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The otolith of an Atlantic bluefin tuna. Captured by Nick Jones.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item grid-item-large only-five\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/3N1A4973-1024x683.jpeg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/3N1A4973-scaled.jpeg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/3N1A4973-scaled.jpeg\" data-id=\"1097\" class=\"wp-image-1097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/3N1A4973-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/3N1A4973-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/3N1A4973-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/3N1A4973-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/3N1A4973-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/3N1A4973-105x70.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/3N1A4973-317x211.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/3N1A4973-423x282.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/3N1A4973-634x423.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/3N1A4973-846x564.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/3N1A4973-951x634.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/11\/3N1A4973-1268x846.jpeg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A fully polished Atlantic bluefin tuna otolith displayed on a monitor ready to be aged,<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_6dd1fd-3b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_6dd1fd-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_6dd1fd-3b\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_6dd1fd-3b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_6dd1fd-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_6dd1fd-3b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_6dd1fd-3b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_6dd1fd-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_6dd1fd-3b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_6dd1fd-3b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_6dd1fd-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_6dd1fd-3b\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_6dd1fd-3b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_6dd1fd-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_6dd1fd-3b\"]{font-size:14px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_6dd1fd-3b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_6dd1fd-3b\">The micro-mill work is conducted by the Kerr Lab of the University of Maine for their project on \u201cEvaluating Age Structure, Aging Bias and Mixed Stock Composition of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Northwest Atlantic\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_064720-59, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_064720-59[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_064720-59\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_064720-59 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_064720-59[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_064720-59\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_064720-59 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_064720-59[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_064720-59\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_064720-59, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kadence-column1121_309c92-ab, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column1121_309c92-ab:not(.specificity){margin-top:-15px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1121_309c92-ab\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f0c74d-55, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f0c74d-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f0c74d-55\"]{font-size:45px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f0c74d-55 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f0c74d-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f0c74d-55\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f0c74d-55 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f0c74d-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f0c74d-55\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f0c74d-55, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f0c74d-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f0c74d-55\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f0c74d-55, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_f0c74d-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f0c74d-55\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:30px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_f0c74d-55 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_f0c74d-55\">Tagging<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0b0c59-95, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0b0c59-95[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_0b0c59-95\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0b0c59-95 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0b0c59-95[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_0b0c59-95\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#ed6f48;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0b0c59-95 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0b0c59-95[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_0b0c59-95\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0b0c59-95, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0b0c59-95[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_0b0c59-95\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0b0c59-95, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0b0c59-95[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_0b0c59-95\"]{font-size:14px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_0b0c59-95 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_0b0c59-95\">Tagging, or the use of implanted identification (electronic or not), has been employed on a wide variety of terrestrial and aquatic species. This tool is extremely useful for researchers looking to learn more about spatial usage (local habitat, migration patterns, vertical &amp; horizontal movements), spawning and foraging behavior, thermal preferences, and temporal patterns. Each tag has a set duration during which the tag will record environmental data while attached to the fish. There are a variety of ways for tags to \u201cpop-off\u201d the fish, but ideal tag release occurs when it reaches its set duration, detaches from the fish, and floats to the surface for data transmission. Transmitted and recovered data is extremely informative as it allows managers to make informed decisions and fill in gaps within life histories. Tagging is revolutionizing how we observe these highly migratory, elusive, long-lived species providing insights that promote sustainable fisheries and conservation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1121_ad9987-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column1121_ad9987-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column1121_ad9987-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1121_ad9987-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1121_ad9987-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1121_ad9987-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}.kadence-column1121_ad9987-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column1121_ad9987-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col > 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767px){.kadence-column1121_ad9987-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1121_ad9987-4c{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_ad9987-4c{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_ad9987-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1121_ad9987-4c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image1121_95bf0b-47 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1121_95bf0b-47\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1635\" height=\"1240\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-1.45.20-PM-e1765824643998.jpg\" alt=\"Satellite tags arranged on a table that are being prepped for deployment on Atlantic bluefin tuna.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-1.45.20-PM-e1765824643998.jpg 1635w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-1.45.20-PM-e1765824643998-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-1.45.20-PM-e1765824643998-1024x777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-1.45.20-PM-e1765824643998-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-1.45.20-PM-e1765824643998-1536x1165.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-1.45.20-PM-e1765824643998-105x80.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-1.45.20-PM-e1765824643998-317x240.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-1.45.20-PM-e1765824643998-423x321.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-1.45.20-PM-e1765824643998-634x481.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-1.45.20-PM-e1765824643998-846x642.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-1.45.20-PM-e1765824643998-951x721.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-1.45.20-PM-e1765824643998-1268x962.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1635px\" \/><figcaption>Satellite tags on a table that are being prepared for deployment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1121_2ba109-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1121_2ba109-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1121_2ba109-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1121_2ba109-6a > 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-count-up-1121_2d5a35-d6 .kb-count-up-title{color:#ffffff;font-size:25px;line-height:25px;font-family:forma-djr-micro;font-weight:400;padding-top:3px;padding-right:3px;padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:3px;margin-top:-5px;margin-right:-5px;margin-bottom:-5px;margin-left:-5px;}.kb-count-up-1121_2d5a35-d6 .kb-count-up-title{min-height:16px;}.kb-count-up-1121_2d5a35-d6 .kb-count-up-number{color:#ed6f48;font-size:55px;font-family:chakra-petch;font-weight:700;}.kb-count-up-1121_2d5a35-d6 .kb-count-up-number{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-count-up-1121_2d5a35-d6 .kb-count-up-title{font-size:16px;}.kb-count-up-1121_2d5a35-d6 .kb-count-up-number{font-size:40px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-countup kb-count-up-1121_2d5a35-d6 kb-count-up\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"195\" data-prefix=\"\" data-suffix=\"\" data-duration=\"2.5\" data-separator=\",\"><div 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.kb-count-up-title{min-height:16px;}.kb-count-up-1121_80bddc-2f .kb-count-up-title{text-align:center;}.kb-count-up-1121_80bddc-2f .kb-count-up-number{color:#ed6f48;font-size:55px;font-family:chakra-petch;font-weight:700;}.kb-count-up-1121_80bddc-2f .kb-count-up-number{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;text-align:center;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-count-up-1121_80bddc-2f .kb-count-up-title{font-size:16px;text-align:center;}.kb-count-up-1121_80bddc-2f .kb-count-up-number{font-size:40px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-countup kb-count-up-1121_80bddc-2f kb-count-up\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"6\" data-prefix=\"\" data-suffix=\"\" data-duration=\"2.5\" data-separator=\",\"><div class=\"kb-count-up-process kb-count-up-number\"><\/div><p class=\"kb-count-up-title\">White marlin<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1121_401adb-38 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1121_401adb-38 > 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data-separator=\",\"><div class=\"kb-count-up-process kb-count-up-number\"><\/div><p class=\"kb-count-up-title\">Blue marlin<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1121_ddc942-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1121_ddc942-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1121_ddc942-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1121_ddc942-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1121_ddc942-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1121_ddc942-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1121_ddc942-8b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1121_ddc942-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1121_ddc942-8b > 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.kb-count-up-number{font-size:40px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-countup kb-count-up-1121_d630c5-05 kb-count-up\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"4\" data-prefix=\"\" data-suffix=\"\" data-duration=\"2.5\" data-separator=\",\"><div class=\"kb-count-up-process kb-count-up-number\"><\/div><p class=\"kb-count-up-title\">Pacific sailfish<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1121_cf21d5-8d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1121_cf21d5-8d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1121_cf21d5-8d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:30px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(50% - ((80px * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(50% - ((80px * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id1121_cf21d5-8d > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 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1024px){.kadence-column1121_4b733a-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:15px;padding-right:100px;padding-left:100px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1121_4b733a-1c{align-self:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_4b733a-1c{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_4b733a-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1121_4b733a-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1121_4b733a-1c{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_4b733a-1c{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_4b733a-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1121_4b733a-1c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-gallery-id-1121_f464ef-19.kb-gallery-ul.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel .kt-blocks-carousel figure .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-1121_f464ef-19.kb-gallery-ul.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel .kt-blocks-carousel figure .kb-gal-image-radius img{height:300px;}.kb-gallery-id-1121_f464ef-19 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-1121_f464ef-19 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-1121_f464ef-19 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-1121_f464ef-19 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-1121_f464ef-19.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-1121_f464ef-19.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kt-blocks-carousel{overflow:visible;max-width:100%;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-1121_f464ef-19 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel kb-gallery-id-1121_f464ef-19 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel splide kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark kt-carousel-arrowstyle-whiteondark kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark kb-slider-group-arrow kb-slider-arrow-position-center\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"true\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-auto=\"\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\" data-slider-type=\"fluidcarousel\" data-slider-center-mode=\"true\" data-slider-gap=\"10px\" data-slider-gap-tablet=\"10px\" data-slider-gap-mobile=\"10px\" data-show-pause-button=\"false\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-blocks-fluid-carousel splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1458-1024x683.jpeg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1458-scaled.jpeg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1458-scaled.jpeg\" data-id=\"1155\" class=\"wp-image-1155 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1458-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1458-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1458-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1458-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1458-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1458-105x70.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1458-317x211.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1458-423x282.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1458-634x423.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1458-846x564.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1458-951x634.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1458-1268x846.jpeg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Dr. Walter Golet rigging up satellite tags.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A2486-1024x683.jpeg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A2486-scaled.jpeg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A2486-scaled.jpeg\" data-id=\"1156\" class=\"wp-image-1156 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A2486-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A2486-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A2486-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A2486-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A2486-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A2486-105x70.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A2486-317x211.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A2486-423x282.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A2486-634x423.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A2486-846x564.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A2486-951x634.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A2486-1268x846.jpeg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">John Carlucci holding a satellite tag.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1375-1024x683.jpeg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1375-scaled.jpeg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1375-scaled.jpeg\" data-id=\"1154\" class=\"wp-image-1154 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1375-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1375-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1375-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1375-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1375-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1375-105x70.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1375-317x211.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1375-423x282.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1375-634x423.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1375-846x564.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1375-951x634.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/2B2A1375-1268x846.jpeg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Ellie Mitschelle of the University of Maine holding up a 60-day duration satellite tag,  <\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1121_3c48ca-7b > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column1121_3c48ca-7b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1121_3c48ca-7b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1121_3c48ca-7b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1121_3c48ca-7b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column1121_3c48ca-7b > 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class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1121_3c48ca-7b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_589bdc-6b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_589bdc-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_589bdc-6b\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_589bdc-6b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_589bdc-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_589bdc-6b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_589bdc-6b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_589bdc-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_589bdc-6b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_589bdc-6b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_589bdc-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_589bdc-6b\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_589bdc-6b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_589bdc-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_589bdc-6b\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_589bdc-6b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_589bdc-6b\">Atlantic Bluefin Tuna<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_b82a00-c4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_b82a00-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_b82a00-c4\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_b82a00-c4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_b82a00-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_b82a00-c4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#ed6f48;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_b82a00-c4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_b82a00-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_b82a00-c4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_b82a00-c4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_b82a00-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_b82a00-c4\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_b82a00-c4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_b82a00-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_b82a00-c4\"]{font-size:14px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_b82a00-c4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_b82a00-c4\">Our largest tagging effort to date is deploying satellite tags on Atlantic bluefin tuna in the northwest Atlantic. We have tracks of bluefin that stay relatively local to the Gulf of Maine, some that cross the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea, others that travel down the coastline to the Gulf of Mexico, and even evidence of some individuals habituating the Slope Sea, which is a third proposed spawning ground. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1121_5e34f4-9c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1121_5e34f4-9c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1121_5e34f4-9c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(50% - ((80px * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(50% - ((80px * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id1121_5e34f4-9c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1121_5e34f4-9c > 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.kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1121_1c1dbb-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1121_1c1dbb-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1121_1c1dbb-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column1121_1c1dbb-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1121_1c1dbb-4a{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_1c1dbb-4a{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_1c1dbb-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column1121_1c1dbb-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1121_1c1dbb-4a{position:relative;}.kadence-column1121_1c1dbb-4a, 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.wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_1c1dbb-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column1121_1c1dbb-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kadence-column1121_1c1dbb-4a, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column1121_1c1dbb-4a:not(.specificity){margin-top:-15px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1121_1c1dbb-4a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_4bcfa6-a7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_4bcfa6-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_4bcfa6-a7\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_4bcfa6-a7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_4bcfa6-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_4bcfa6-a7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_4bcfa6-a7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_4bcfa6-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_4bcfa6-a7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_4bcfa6-a7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_4bcfa6-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_4bcfa6-a7\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_4bcfa6-a7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_4bcfa6-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_4bcfa6-a7\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_4bcfa6-a7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_4bcfa6-a7\">Sharks<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0db101-21, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0db101-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_0db101-21\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0db101-21 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0db101-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_0db101-21\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#ed6f48;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0db101-21 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0db101-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_0db101-21\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0db101-21, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0db101-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_0db101-21\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0db101-21, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_0db101-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_0db101-21\"]{font-size:14px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_0db101-21 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_0db101-21\">In a collaborative effort with the Maine Department of Marine Resources, we are deploying tags on sharks in the Gulf of Maine. The tags allow us to understand baseline species abundance, distribution, and trophic interactions. The receivers allow us to reconstruct broad and fine-scale distributions and habitat use by highly migratory and benthic fishes. Data from these efforts will be used to support fisheries management and provide a baseline that can be used to determine the potential impacts before, during, and after offshore wind turbine construction.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_3fb1e3-be, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_3fb1e3-be[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_3fb1e3-be\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_3fb1e3-be mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_3fb1e3-be[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_3fb1e3-be\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_3fb1e3-be img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_3fb1e3-be[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_3fb1e3-be\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_3fb1e3-be, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_3fb1e3-be[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_3fb1e3-be\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_3fb1e3-be, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_3fb1e3-be[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_3fb1e3-be\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:20px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_3fb1e3-be wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_3fb1e3-be\"><mark class=\"kt-highlight\">University of Maine &amp; Maine Department of marine resources collaboration<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_7bf3f8-33, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_7bf3f8-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_7bf3f8-33\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_7bf3f8-33 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_7bf3f8-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_7bf3f8-33\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#ed6f48;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_7bf3f8-33 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_7bf3f8-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_7bf3f8-33\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_7bf3f8-33, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_7bf3f8-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_7bf3f8-33\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_7bf3f8-33, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_7bf3f8-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_7bf3f8-33\"]{font-size:14px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_7bf3f8-33 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_7bf3f8-33\">To learn more about our collaboration in sharking tagging in the Gulf of Maine, please check out this link below.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns1121_b838ac-fb, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns1121_b838ac-fb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns1121_b838ac-fb, .site .entry-content 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data-slider-auto=\"\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\" data-slider-type=\"fluidcarousel\" data-slider-center-mode=\"true\" data-slider-gap=\"10px\" data-slider-gap-tablet=\"10px\" data-slider-gap-mobile=\"10px\" data-show-pause-button=\"false\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-blocks-fluid-carousel splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/mako-scaled-e1765483822623-768x1365.jpeg\" width=\"768\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/mako-scaled-e1765483822623.jpeg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/mako-scaled-e1765483822623.jpeg\" data-id=\"1135\" class=\"wp-image-1135 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/mako-scaled-e1765483822623-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/mako-scaled-e1765483822623-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/mako-scaled-e1765483822623-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/mako-scaled-e1765483822623-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/mako-scaled-e1765483822623-1152x2048.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/mako-scaled-e1765483822623-79x140.jpeg 79w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/mako-scaled-e1765483822623-317x564.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/mako-scaled-e1765483822623-423x752.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/mako-scaled-e1765483822623-634x1127.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/mako-scaled-e1765483822623-846x1504.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/mako-scaled-e1765483822623-951x1691.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/mako-scaled-e1765483822623-1268x2254.jpeg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/mako-scaled-e1765483822623.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,768px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Short-fin mako shark in the Gulf of Maine.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/IMG_8875-768x1024.jpeg\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/IMG_8875.jpeg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/IMG_8875.jpeg\" data-id=\"1124\" class=\"wp-image-1124 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/IMG_8875-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/IMG_8875-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/IMG_8875-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/IMG_8875-105x140.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/IMG_8875-317x423.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/IMG_8875-423x564.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/IMG_8875-634x845.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/IMG_8875-846x1128.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/IMG_8875-951x1268.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/IMG_8875-1268x1691.jpeg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/12\/IMG_8875.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,768px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Blaise Jenner tagging a blue shark in the Gulf of Maine with an acoustic tag.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-3-768x939.jpg\" width=\"768\" height=\"939\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-3.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-3.jpg\" data-id=\"943\" class=\"wp-image-943 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-3-768x939.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-3-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-3-838x1024.jpg 838w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-3-1256x1536.jpg 1256w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-3-105x128.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-3-317x388.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-3-423x517.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-3-634x775.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-3-846x1034.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-3-951x1163.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-3-1268x1550.jpg 1268w, 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class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5349-edited-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" alt=\"Lab Manager, Sammi Nadeau, ensuring the satellite tag is rigged up properly before deploying it onto a sailfish.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5349-edited.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5349-edited.jpg\" data-id=\"463\" class=\"wp-image-463 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5349-edited-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5349-edited-300x199.jpg 300w, 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(max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Pelagic Fisheries Lab Manager, Sammi Nadeau, ensuring the satellite tag is rigged up properly before deploying it onto a sailfish. <\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5353-edited-1024x799.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"799\" alt=\"Sailfish breaking the surface of the water with Isabelle S\u00e9e, Quahog Bay Conservancy&#039;s Research &amp; Program Coordinator, getting ready to tag the fish.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5353-edited.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5353-edited.jpg\" data-id=\"462\" class=\"wp-image-462 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5353-edited-1024x799.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5353-edited-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5353-edited-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5353-edited-105x82.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5353-edited-317x247.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5353-edited-423x330.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5353-edited-634x495.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5353-edited-846x660.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5353-edited-951x742.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5353-edited.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Sailfish breaking the surface of the water with Isabelle S\u00e9e, past Pelagic Fisheries Lab staff, getting ready to tag the fish.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5350-e1733770998260-1024x674.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" alt=\"Lab Manager, Sammi Nadeau &amp; Quahog Bay Conservancy Research &amp; Program Coordinator, Isabelle S\u00e9e, looking at sailfish swimming around the boat in Costa Rica.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5350-e1733770998260.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5350-e1733770998260.jpg\" data-id=\"438\" class=\"wp-image-438 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5350-e1733770998260-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5350-e1733770998260-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5350-e1733770998260-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5350-e1733770998260-105x69.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5350-e1733770998260-317x209.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5350-e1733770998260-423x279.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5350-e1733770998260-634x418.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5350-e1733770998260-846x557.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5350-e1733770998260-951x626.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5350-e1733770998260.jpg 1166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Pelagic Fisheries Lab Manager, Sammi Nadeau &amp; Isabelle S\u00e9e, looking at sailfish swimming around the boat in Costa Rica.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5351-e1733771034610-1024x794.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"794\" alt=\"Isabelle S\u00e9e, Quahog Bay Conservancy&#039;s Research &amp; Program Coordinator, tagging a sailfish in Costa Rica.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5351-e1733771034610.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5351-e1733771034610.jpg\" data-id=\"439\" class=\"wp-image-439 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5351-e1733771034610-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5351-e1733771034610-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5351-e1733771034610-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5351-e1733771034610-105x81.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5351-e1733771034610-317x246.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5351-e1733771034610-423x328.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5351-e1733771034610-634x492.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5351-e1733771034610-846x656.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5351-e1733771034610-951x737.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/IMG_5351-e1733771034610.jpg 1166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Isabelle S\u00e9e, past Pelagic Fisheries Lab staff, tagging a sailfish in Costa Rica.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/View-recent-photos-981x1024.jpg\" width=\"981\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Blue marlin being tagged in Costa Rica by Dr. Walt Golet.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/View-recent-photos.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/View-recent-photos.jpg\" data-id=\"910\" class=\"wp-image-910 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/View-recent-photos-981x1024.jpg 981w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/View-recent-photos-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/View-recent-photos-768x802.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/View-recent-photos-105x110.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/View-recent-photos-317x331.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/View-recent-photos-423x442.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/View-recent-photos-634x662.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/View-recent-photos-846x883.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/View-recent-photos-951x993.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/View-recent-photos-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/05\/View-recent-photos.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,981px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Blue marlin being tagged in Costa Rica by Dr. Walt 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_406616-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_406616-89\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_406616-89, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_406616-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_406616-89\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_406616-89 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_406616-89\">Blue marlin &amp; Pacific sailfish<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_ec22c7-ac, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_ec22c7-ac[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_ec22c7-ac\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_ec22c7-ac mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_ec22c7-ac[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_ec22c7-ac\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#ed6f48;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_ec22c7-ac img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_ec22c7-ac[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_ec22c7-ac\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_ec22c7-ac, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_ec22c7-ac[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_ec22c7-ac\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_ec22c7-ac, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_ec22c7-ac[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_ec22c7-ac\"]{font-size:14px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_ec22c7-ac wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_ec22c7-ac\">Although we do not have a specific project for tagging blue marlin &amp; pacific sailfish, we hope to continue tagging these species of billfish and others to help us begin to understand their spatial usage (local habitat, migration patterns, vertical &amp; horizontal movements), spawning and foraging behavior, thermal preferences, and temporal patterns.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1121_e51bec-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1121_e51bec-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1121_e51bec-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_8a38fb-0c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_8a38fb-0c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_8a38fb-0c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_8a38fb-0c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_8a38fb-0c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_8a38fb-0c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_8a38fb-0c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_8a38fb-0c\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_8a38fb-0c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_8a38fb-0c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_8a38fb-0c\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:20px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_8a38fb-0c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_8a38fb-0c\">THe Skillie Project<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_27d5e0-a7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_27d5e0-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_27d5e0-a7\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_27d5e0-a7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_27d5e0-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_27d5e0-a7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_27d5e0-a7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_27d5e0-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_27d5e0-a7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_27d5e0-a7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_27d5e0-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_27d5e0-a7\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_27d5e0-a7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_27d5e0-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_27d5e0-a7\"]{font-size:14px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_27d5e0-a7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_27d5e0-a7\">The Skillie Project is the Billfish Foundation\u2019s largest White Marlin satellite tagging mission with the goal of better understanding their migratory patterns and supporting effective management strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns1121_24cf8b-a0{padding-left:0px;gap:25px;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns1121_24cf8b-a0 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns1121_24cf8b-a0, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns1121_24cf8b-a0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns1121_24cf8b-a0, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns1121_24cf8b-a0{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns1121_24cf8b-a0{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;}}@media all and (max-width: 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kt-testimonial-grid-wrap\">\n<li class=\"kt-testimonial-grid-item\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-item-wrap kt-testimonial-item-1121_0f7848-4a wp-block-kadence-testimonial\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-text-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-title-wrap\"><h2 class=\"kt-testimonial-title\">University of Maine Partnership!<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content-wrap\"><blockquote class=\"kt-testimonial-content\"><em>\u201cBy leveraging satellite tag data and scientific research, in partnership with The University of Maine, The Skillie Project aims to inform and drive effective conservation strategies, support sustainable fisheries management, and foster greater public awareness of the importance of protecting one of Nantucket\u2019s most-prized game fish.\u201d<\/em><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-meta-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-media-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-media-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kadence-testimonial-image-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/TBF_SkillieProject_-Transparent-Background_GrayText_HeaderLogo-1-150x150.png\" class=\"kt-testimonial-image wp-image-427 size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/TBF_SkillieProject_-Transparent-Background_GrayText_HeaderLogo-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/TBF_SkillieProject_-Transparent-Background_GrayText_HeaderLogo-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/TBF_SkillieProject_-Transparent-Background_GrayText_HeaderLogo-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/TBF_SkillieProject_-Transparent-Background_GrayText_HeaderLogo-1-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/TBF_SkillieProject_-Transparent-Background_GrayText_HeaderLogo-1-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/TBF_SkillieProject_-Transparent-Background_GrayText_HeaderLogo-1-423x423.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/TBF_SkillieProject_-Transparent-Background_GrayText_HeaderLogo-1-634x634.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/TBF_SkillieProject_-Transparent-Background_GrayText_HeaderLogo-1-846x846.png 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/TBF_SkillieProject_-Transparent-Background_GrayText_HeaderLogo-1-951x951.png 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/TBF_SkillieProject_-Transparent-Background_GrayText_HeaderLogo-1-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/TBF_SkillieProject_-Transparent-Background_GrayText_HeaderLogo-1.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-meta-name-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-name-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-name\">The Skillie Project<\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-occupation-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-occupation\">The Billfish Foundation<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1121_6b30b9-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column1121_6b30b9-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column1121_6b30b9-ad > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1121_6b30b9-ad > 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class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-1121_0e461b-36 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-slider kb-gallery-id-1121_0e461b-36 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel splide kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark kt-carousel-arrowstyle-whiteondark kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark kb-slider-group-arrow kb-slider-arrow-position-center\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"true\" data-slider-fade=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"true\" data-slider-type=\"slider\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-auto=\"\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\" data-show-pause-button=\"false\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-blocks-slider splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/billfish-page-e1733758807799-1024x684.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" alt=\"University of Maine satellite tagging equipment in an orange box ready to be brought offshore to tag white marlin.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/billfish-page-e1733758807799.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/billfish-page-e1733758807799.jpg\" data-id=\"428\" class=\"wp-image-428 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/billfish-page-e1733758807799-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/billfish-page-e1733758807799-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/billfish-page-e1733758807799-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/billfish-page-e1733758807799-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/billfish-page-e1733758807799-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/billfish-page-e1733758807799-317x212.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/billfish-page-e1733758807799-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/billfish-page-e1733758807799-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/billfish-page-e1733758807799-846x565.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/billfish-page-e1733758807799-951x635.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/billfish-page-e1733758807799-1268x847.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/12\/billfish-page-e1733758807799.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">University of Maine satellite tagging equipment in an orange box ready to be brought offshore to tag white marlin.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/02\/photograph-captured-by-e1740677188613-1024x425.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"425\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/02\/photograph-captured-by-e1740677188613.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/02\/photograph-captured-by-e1740677188613.jpg\" data-id=\"789\" class=\"wp-image-789 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/02\/photograph-captured-by-e1740677188613-1024x425.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/02\/photograph-captured-by-e1740677188613-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/02\/photograph-captured-by-e1740677188613-768x318.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/02\/photograph-captured-by-e1740677188613-1536x637.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/02\/photograph-captured-by-e1740677188613-105x44.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/02\/photograph-captured-by-e1740677188613-317x131.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/02\/photograph-captured-by-e1740677188613-423x175.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/02\/photograph-captured-by-e1740677188613-634x263.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/02\/photograph-captured-by-e1740677188613-846x351.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/02\/photograph-captured-by-e1740677188613-951x394.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/02\/photograph-captured-by-e1740677188613-1268x526.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2025\/02\/photograph-captured-by-e1740677188613.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">White marlin jumping out of the water. Photograph provided by The Billfish Foundation.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1121_6ac160-a8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1121_6ac160-a8 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1121_6ac160-a8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:30px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1121_6ac160-a8 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1121_6ac160-a8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:50px;padding-right:50px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1121_6ac160-a8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:50px;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1121_6ac160-a8 alignfull has-white-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column1121_3e4cc1-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column1121_3e4cc1-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1121_3e4cc1-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1121_3e4cc1-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1121_3e4cc1-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column1121_3e4cc1-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1121_3e4cc1-5e{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_3e4cc1-5e{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_3e4cc1-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column1121_3e4cc1-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1121_3e4cc1-5e{position:relative;}.kadence-column1121_3e4cc1-5e, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column1121_3e4cc1-5e:not(.specificity){margin-top:-20px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1121_3e4cc1-5e{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_3e4cc1-5e{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_40b343-73, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_40b343-73[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_40b343-73\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_40b343-73 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_40b343-73[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_40b343-73\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_40b343-73 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_40b343-73[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_40b343-73\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_40b343-73, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_40b343-73[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_40b343-73\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_40b343-73, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_40b343-73[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_40b343-73\"]{font-size:14px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_40b343-73 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_40b343-73\"><a href=\"https:\/\/billfish.org\/\">The Billfish Foundation<\/a> is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works globally to advance the conservation of billfish and associated highly migratory species through research, advocacy and education. Founded in 1986 by Winthrop P. Rockefeller, Dr. Eric Prince, and a group of fifty founding members, The Billfish Foundation fosters strong billfish conservation ethics to educate anglers of all generations and provide a voice for billfish and the global recreational sport fishing industry. The Billfish Foundation\u2019s Tag &amp; Release program, which began in 1990, has grown to be the largest international private billfish tagging program with over 280,000 reports, and serves as a cornerstone of its mission. With a focus on integrating science and policy, The Billfish Foundation continues to be a leader in influencing effective fishery management solutions that benefit both billfish populations and the angling community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1121_19435d-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1121_19435d-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1121_19435d-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:76px;padding-bottom:175px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id1121_19435d-02{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kb-row-layout-id1121_19435d-02 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}.kb-row-layout-id1121_19435d-02{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1121_19435d-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:50px;padding-right:50px;padding-bottom:150px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1121_19435d-02 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:85px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1121_19435d-02 alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column1121_a82e95-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column1121_a82e95-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column1121_a82e95-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1121_a82e95-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1121_a82e95-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1121_a82e95-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}.kadence-column1121_a82e95-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column1121_a82e95-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column1121_a82e95-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1121_a82e95-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1121_a82e95-11{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1121_a82e95-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:15px;padding-right:100px;padding-left:100px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1121_a82e95-11{align-self:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_a82e95-11{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_a82e95-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1121_a82e95-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1121_a82e95-11{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_a82e95-11{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_a82e95-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1121_a82e95-11\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image1121_a8ba44-d4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1121_a8ba44-d4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-port34\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2035\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/blaise-with-2024-interns-scaled-e1730994117156.jpg\" alt=\"Graduate student &amp; DMR Scientist, Blaise Jenner, showing the 2024 Pelagic Fisheries Lab interns how to conduct an Atlantic bluefin tuna stomach dissection.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/blaise-with-2024-interns-scaled-e1730994117156.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/blaise-with-2024-interns-scaled-e1730994117156-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/blaise-with-2024-interns-scaled-e1730994117156-966x1024.jpg 966w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/blaise-with-2024-interns-scaled-e1730994117156-768x814.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/blaise-with-2024-interns-scaled-e1730994117156-1449x1536.jpg 1449w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/blaise-with-2024-interns-scaled-e1730994117156-105x111.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/blaise-with-2024-interns-scaled-e1730994117156-317x336.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/blaise-with-2024-interns-scaled-e1730994117156-423x448.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/blaise-with-2024-interns-scaled-e1730994117156-634x672.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/blaise-with-2024-interns-scaled-e1730994117156-846x897.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/blaise-with-2024-interns-scaled-e1730994117156-951x1008.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pelagicfisherieslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/757\/2024\/11\/blaise-with-2024-interns-scaled-e1730994117156-1268x1344.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1920px\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Graduate student &amp; DMR Scientist, Blaise Jenner, showing the 2024 Pelagic Fisheries Lab interns how to conduct an Atlantic bluefin tuna stomach dissection. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1121_b252e4-49{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49{position:relative;}.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column1121_b252e4-49:not(.specificity){margin-top:-20px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1121_b252e4-49{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column1121_b252e4-49{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kadence-column1121_b252e4-49, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column1121_b252e4-49:not(.specificity){margin-top:-15px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1121_b252e4-49\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5caa15-30, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5caa15-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_5caa15-30\"]{font-size:45px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5caa15-30 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5caa15-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_5caa15-30\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5caa15-30 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5caa15-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_5caa15-30\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5caa15-30, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5caa15-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_5caa15-30\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5caa15-30, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_5caa15-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_5caa15-30\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:30px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_5caa15-30 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_5caa15-30\">Foraging Ecology<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bbb2db-2b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bbb2db-2b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_bbb2db-2b\"]{margin-top:0px;text-align:left;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bbb2db-2b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bbb2db-2b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_bbb2db-2b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#ed6f48;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bbb2db-2b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bbb2db-2b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_bbb2db-2b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bbb2db-2b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bbb2db-2b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_bbb2db-2b\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bbb2db-2b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1121_bbb2db-2b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_bbb2db-2b\"]{font-size:14px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1121_bbb2db-2b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1121_bbb2db-2b\">We have conducted diet analysis studies on the following highly migratory species:<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1121_a526f5-ba > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1121_a526f5-ba > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1121_a526f5-ba > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1121_a526f5-ba > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id1121_a526f5-ba > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:50px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id1121_a526f5-ba > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id1121_a526f5-ba alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1121_4cf3fa-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1121_4cf3fa-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1121_4cf3fa-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1121_4cf3fa-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1121_4cf3fa-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1121_4cf3fa-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1121_4cf3fa-a3{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1121_4cf3fa-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1121_4cf3fa-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1121_4cf3fa-a3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items1121_976176-76:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items1121_976176-76 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items1121_976176-76 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:15px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items1121_976176-76 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:23px;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items1121_976176-76 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:15px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items1121_976176-76 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items1121_976176-76 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap a{font-size:18px;font-family:forma-djr-micro;font-weight:400;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items1121_976176-76 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items1121_976176-76 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-1121_84015a-53 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-1121_84015a-53\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Atlantic bluefin tuna<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-1121_aed41c-09 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-1121_aed41c-09\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Yellowfin tuna<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-1121_8c357e-9d .kt-svg-icon-list-text 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We truly appreciate every single one of you! If you like what you see with our research efforts, please consider making a donation to our lab\u2019s non-profit, the \u201cHighly Migratory Species Fund\u201d. 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