THE CITY IS MADE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR OCEANOGRAPHIC CENTER RESEARCH

The Research Center has launched into the sea the firstborn of bluefin tuna larvae

Murcia Oceanographic Centre, part of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, still immersed in its research on captive breeding of bluefin tuna. In fact, the Centre has started to send to sea the first offspring of larvae of this species, after it has managed to breed in captivity around 20,000 bluefin tuna larvae naturally and from 30 adult specimens. They have already been launched into the waters of the Bay of Mazarrón more than 1,000 of these juveniles.

This was announced by the center's director, Jose Maria Bello, who on Tuesday morning, received by the researcher Alicia Garcia, the mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo, the Councillor for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, Magdalena Mendez and the councilman of Youth, Sports, Finance and Municipal Levy, Andrew James. Bellido and Garcia released to local authorities the facilities of the Experimental Plant of Marine Cultures de Mazarrón where they explained the details of the farming of bluefin tuna and other species such as bream or sea bass.

Campillo, who highlighted the great efforts of the Center on aquaculture research showed interest in these investigations and Bellido and Garcia offered the full support of City Hall so they can continue to carry out further studies to report further success in of R & D. Bellido said "it is very important for us to be embedded in the social life of the towns where we are, and we are very proud to be in Mazarrón and receive visits from schools and citizens."

Regarding the bluefin tuna farming, the center director said that "these investigations are very innovative and each year they get new achievements". This year we do a release in the cages of many more copies, which are larger and better conditions. " The next step is that these individuals can come to breed in captivity, which would close the cycle and a milestone in aquaculture.

The Center is also developing new vaccines, through genetics, for species such as bass and bream "which are acheiving very good progress." In addition to working with new species such as dentex verrugato or to find out "if you can grow them. We have many challenges, but it is important that we move forward. "