Acronym TOMBARELLO
Category
Fisheries
Title Il Tombarello: proprietà organolettiche e nutrizionali di un formidabile nuotatore - The Bullet mackerel: organoleptic and nutritional properties of a formidable swimmer Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Angela Cuttitta Coordinator email angela.cuttitta@iamc.cnr.it
Coordinator institution
CNR-IAMC - National Research Council; Institute for Coastal Marine Environment (Italy)
Institutions involved
NA - Euroformazione Srl (Italy) ,
NA - Sicilian Regional Authority; Department of Fisheries (Italy) ,
Start year 2008 End year 2008 Funding (€) € 30,000 Website NA Summary The "bullet tuna" ("Tombarello", Auxis rochei rochei), is a pelagic species with a wide habitat range found in warm, tropical and sub-tropical waters of every continent including the Mediterranean. The project aimed to improve knowledge on the organoleptic and nutritional properties of the bullet tuna. This is needed to promote the fishing of the species and in identifying potential new markets.
Keywords
Mackerel;
Fish;
Market;
Economy;
Marine Region
52
Northern Alboran Sea (GSA 1)
70
Malta Island (GSA 15)
55
Algeria (GSA 4)
54
Balearic Island (GSA 5)
60
Western Ionian Sea (GSA 19)
69
Gulf of Gabes (GSA 14)
66
Cyprus Island (GSA 25)
50
Sardinia (east) (GSA 11.2)
49
Gulf of Lions (GSA 7)
67
Levant (GSA 27)
57
Southern Alboran Sea (GSA 3)
53
Northern Spain (GSA 6)
62
Aegean Sea (GSA 22)
47
Ligurian and North Tyrrhenian Sea (GSA 9)
48
South Tyrrhenian Sea (GSA 10)
61
Eastern Ionian Sea (GSA 20)
64
Crete Island (GSA 23)
58
Southern Ionian Sea (GSA 21)
75
Northern Tunisia (GSA 12)
65
North Levant (GSA 24)
46
Corsica Island (GSA 8)
51
Sardinia (west) (GSA 11.1)
68
South Levant (GSA 26)
56
Alboran Island (GSA 2)
72
Gulf of Hammamet (GSA 13)
71
South of Sicily (GSA 16)
74
Northern Adriatic (GSA 17)
45
Southern Adriatic Sea (GSA 18)
28
Marine Region Map
