Table 1 Details of the samples of DNA obtained from swabbing of Atlantic bluefin tuna skin, tagging tools and from fin clips. Length was measured either as curved fork length (CFL) or straight fork length (SFL). Absorption ratio values above 2 are shown in bold to indicate the higher quality of material in these samples.

From: Validation of two swabbing methods to sample DNA for genotyping Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)

Sample number

Fish

ID

Capture Date

Length

type

Length

(cm)

Type

Replicate

Yield of DNA (ng/ul)

Absorption at 260 nm

Absorption at 280 nm

Absorption ratio

1

21,272,742

12/09/21

CFL

226

Fin

Primary

69.03

1.38

0.71

1.94

1

21,272,742

12/09/21

CFL

226

Skin

Primary

110.63

2.21

1.03

2.15

1

21,272,742

12/09/21

CFL

226

Skin

Duplicate

109.06

2.18

1.01

2.17

1

21,272,742

12/09/21

CFL

226

Skin

Triplicate

5.36

0.11

0.1

1.1

2

21,272,744

23/09/21

CFL

136

Fin

Primary

90.4

1.81

0.87

2.08

2

21,272,744

23/09/21

CFL

136

Skin

Primary

79.53

1.59

0.82

1.94

2

21,272,744

23/09/21

CFL

136

Skin

Duplicate

118.49

2.37

1.11

2.14

3

21,272,746

27/08/21

CFL

213

Fin

Primary

362.59

7.25

3.59

2.02

3

21,272,746

27/08/21

CFL

213

Skin

Primary

247.7

4.95

2.33

2.13

3

21,272,746

27/08/21

CFL

213

Skin

Duplicate

85.23

1.71

0.85

2.01

4

21,272,747

11/09/21

CFL

228

Fin

Primary

149.53

2.99

1.49

2.01

4

21,272,747

11/09/21

CFL

228

Skin

Primary

158.75

3.18

1.47

2.16

5

21,272,748

29/08/21

CFL

197

Fin

Primary

177.95

3.56

1.85

1.92

5

21,272,748

29/08/21

CFL

197

Skin

Primary

343.79

6.88

3.2

2.15

5

21,272,748

29/08/21

CFL

197

Skin

Duplicate

91.17

1.82

0.9

2.03

6

21,272,749

28/08/21

CFL

243

Fin

Primary

1371.71

27.43

13.33

2.06

6

21,272,749

28/08/21

CFL

243

Skin

Primary

184.83

3.7

1.7

2.17

6

21,272,749

28/08/21

CFL

243

Skin

Duplicate

33.24

0.67

0.34

1.93

7

21,272,750

09/09/21

CFL

212

Skin

Primary

52.1

1.04

0.5

2.11

8

21,272,754

15/09/21

CFL

208

Fin

Primary

371.71

7.43

3.69

2.01

8

21,272,754

15/09/21

CFL

208

Skin

Primary

59.91

1.2

0.58

2.07

8

21,272,754

15/09/21

CFL

208

Skin

Duplicate

80.79

1.62

0.77

2.11

9

21,272,755

28/08/21

CFL

213

Fin

Primary

265.87

5.32

2.59

2.05

9

21,272,755

28/08/21

CFL

213

Skin

Primary

36.46

0.73

0.36

2.04

9

21,272,755

28/08/21

CFL

213

Skin

Duplicate

141.67

2.83

1.3

2.18

10

21,272,756

21/08/21

CFL

160

Fin

Primary

160.32

3.21

1.55

2.07

10

21,272,756

21/08/21

CFL

160

Skin

Primary

94.98

1.9

0.89

2.13

11

21,272,758

22/09/21

CFL

150

Fin

Primary

184.05

3.68

1.8

2.04

11

21,272,758

22/09/21

CFL

150

Skin

Primary

123.04

2.46

1.13

2.17

11

21,272,758

22/09/21

CFL

150

Skin

Duplicate

58.77

1.18

0.54

2.19

11

21,272,758

22/09/21

CFL

150

Skin

Triplicate

61.38

1.23

0.62

1.99

12

21,272,760

13/09/21

CFL

229

Fin

Primary

242.28

4.85

2.41

2.01

12

21,272,760

13/09/21

CFL

229

Skin

Primary

35

0.7

0.48

1.45

12

21,272,760

13/09/21

CFL

229

Skin

Duplicate

30.52

0.61

0.37

1.66

13

21,272,762

27/08/21

CFL

177

Fin

Primary

300.73

6.02

2.98

2.02

13

21,272,762

27/08/21

CFL

177

Skin

Primary

214.04

4.28

2

2.14

13

21,272,762

27/08/21

CFL

177

Skin

Duplicate

156.41

3.13

1.46

2.15

14

21,272,765

23/09/21

CFL

136

Fin

Primary

176.54

3.53

1.73

2.04

14

21,272,765

23/09/21

CFL

136

Skin

Primary

57.1

1.14

0.55

2.06

14

21,272,765

23/09/21

CFL

136

Skin

Duplicate

112.87

2.26

1

2.25

15

21,272,766

29/08/21

CFL

201

Fin

Primary

194.33

3.89

1.94

2.01

15

21,272,766

29/08/21

CFL

201

Skin

Primary

305.77

6.12

2.99

2.05

15

21,272,766

29/08/21

CFL

201

Skin

Duplicate

108.72

2.17

1.09

2

16

21,272,769

14/09/21

CFL

207

Skin

Primary

45.77

0.92

0.43

2.13

16

21,272,769

14/09/21

CFL

207

Skin

Duplicate

68.82

1.38

1.18

1.16

17

21,272,770

29/08/21

CFL

207

Fin

primary

358.95

7.18

3.72

1.93

17

21,272,770

29/08/21

CFL

207

Skin

Primary

314.64

6.29

2.96

2.12

17

21,272,770

29/08/21

CFL

207

Skin

Duplicate

59.09

1.18

0.57

2.07

18

21,272,771

27/08/21

CFL

205

Fin

Primary

172.68

3.45

1.7

2.03

18

21,272,771

27/08/21

CFL

205

Skin

Primary

184.57

3.69

1.89

1.95

19

20P0091

14/10/21

SFL

165

Pole

Primary

6.4

0.13

0.1

1.32

20

20P0099

11/10/21

SFL

224

Pole

Primary

6.02

0.12

0.09

1.4

21

20P1107

12/10/21

SFL

216

Pole

Primary

3.44

0.07

0.07

0.93

22

20P1567

16/10/21

SFL

198

Pole

Primary

12.33

0.25

0.13

1.9

23

20P2924

12/10/21

SFL

190

Pole

Primary

4.36

0.09

0.06

1.35

24

20P2936

12/10/21

SFL

183

Pole

Primary

24.96

0.5

0.38

1.32

25

20P2939

11/10/21

SFL

178

Pole

Primary

6.85

0.14

0.09

1.51

26

20P2944

03/11/21

SFL

165

Pole

Primary

16.02

0.32

0.16

1.95

27

20P2945

12/10/21

SFL

191

Pole

Primary

5.14

0.1

0.07

1.41

28

20P2946

11/10/21

SFL

168

Pole

Primary

10.46

0.21

0.25

0.83

29

21P0337

12/10/21

CFL

190

Fin

Primary

91.13

1.82

0.95

1.93

29

21P0337

12/10/21

CFL

190

Skin

Primary

115.67

2.31

1.12

2.07

30

21P0342

12/10/21

CFL

211

Fin

Primary

201.48

4.03

1.97

2.05

30

21P0342

12/10/21

CFL

211

Skin

Primary

60.71

1.21

0.6

2.04

31

21P0399

12/10/21

CFL

201

Fin

Primary

50.32

1.01

0.54

1.87

31

21P0399

12/10/21

CFL

201

Skin

Primary

26.57

0.53

0.4

1.34

NA

Blank

-

-

-

Water

-

1.53

0.03

0.03

0.97