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Nature 431, 233 (16 September 2004) | doi:10.1038/431233a; Published online 15 September 2004

Plan to cull aquarium tuna dead in the water

Rex Dalton

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Fish cause trouble in the tank by harassing sharks, say staff.

Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, one of the world's best-known marine conservation facilities, are struggling to get rid of two huge tuna from the aquarium's main display tank.Aquarium staff say they tried this summer to kill the healthy, 150-kilogram bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis), which rule the 4-million-litre Outer Bay tank.