Histamine-producing bacteria are responsible for scombrotoxin (histamine) fish poisoning, a leading cause of fish poisoning in the United States. We report here the draft genome sequences of four histamine-producing (HP) Photobacterium kishitanii strains and nine HP Photobacterium angustum strains isolated from tuna.

We report the case of a 51-year old woman who developed headache, nausea, palpitations, tachycardia and hypertension 30 minutes after eating a tuna fish salad. Elevated histamine levels in the salad helped to confirm a suspected diagnosis of scombroid poisoning. The signs, symptoms, pathophysiology and management of poisoning from spoiled scombroid fish are discussed.

Shiels, H. A., J. M. Blank, A. P. Farrell, and B. A. Block. Electrophysiological properties of the L-type Ca current in cardiomyocytes from bluefin tuna and Pacific mackerel. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 286: R659–R668, 2004. First published December 4, 2003; 10.1152/ajpregu.00521.2003.—Tunas are capable of exceptionally high maximum metabolic rates; such capability requires rapid del...

In recent decades the eastern stock of Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus thynnus has declined, driven by excessive catches partially mediated by the growth of the capturebased aquaculture of bluefin in the Mediterranean. This study addresses the potential direct and indirect food-web effects on trophic linkages in the ecosystem through the removal of both small pelagic fish species and wild...

Results 2999 children were seen during this period with a range of allergic problems, including food allergy. 167 (5.6%) had experienced a definite clinical reaction to seafood (103 male, 62%); 94% had evidence of co-existent atopic disease. The most common seafood implicated were: Prawn (26%), Unspecified white fish (10%), Tuna (8%), Salmon (8%). In 14%, the exact type of fish could not be rec...

We analyzed the movements of Atlantic tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.) in the Mediterranean Sea using data from 2 archival tags and 37 pop-up satellite archival tags (PAT). Bluefin tuna ranging in size from 12 to 248 kg were tagged on board recreational boats in the western Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea between May and September during two different periods (2000 to 2001 and 2008 to 2012). Althou...

Cardiac performance in the yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares, 673-2470 g, 33-53 cm fork length, FL) was examined in unanesthetized fish swimming in a large water tunnel. Yellowfin tuna were fitted with either electrocardiogram electrodes or a transcutaneous Doppler blood-flow probe over the ventral aorta and exposed to changes in swimming velocity (range 0.8-2.9 FLs-1) or to an acute change in ...

Purse seining for tropical tuna is one of the most technologically advanced fisheries in the world. The purpose of this study was to apply Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) to assist in the planning of future in situ studies of fish behaviour around Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (DFADs) by prioritizing research topics, thereby reducing the number of potential hypotheses to explore. Interview...

Fish oil, made from the tissue of oily fish‐such as salmon, tuna, mackerel, herring, lake trout and sardines‐has many health benefits. Fish oil contains important Omega‐3 fatty acids , most notably eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and decosahexaenoic acid (DHA). These Omega‐3 fatty acids are believed to have health benefits ranging from reducing the risk of heart attack and coronary heart disease to...