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Bluefin tuna caught in North Sea for first time in 90 years
The 338-kilogram catch followed a four-year licensing effort and was sold to a local seafood merchant, with a second tuna landed the next day.
- On Sunday, August 16, Trainee Ada Peake and the crew of the 12-metre inshore fishing vessel Dominator landed a 9.3-foot Atlantic Bluefin Tuna off the coast of Whitby, marking the first commercial catch in the area since 1939.
- Atlantic Bluefin Tuna disappeared from the North Sea in the 1960s due to overfishing, but have returned in recent years following an increase in herring numbers and careful fishery management.
- Skipper Ben Shutt and his crew, one of just 30 UK vessels authorized to target tuna during 2026, reeled in the 746.54-pound fish; vessel owner Clive Easton landed a second tuna weighing 310 kg on Monday.
- The crew sold the catch to the Hook and Plate seafood merchant, where it was processed into Sharing Steaks, and Shutt hopes local restaurants will "take the opportunity to buy from the merchants" to give residents a chance to taste the fish.
- Dr. Lucy Hawkes of the University of Exeter is leading research on the tuna, noting that tagging is vital to understand the origins of these larger, potentially genetically distinct fish found off the North East coast.
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A bluefin tuna of about 340 kg was landed in the port of Whitby, in northern England, in a record considered historic: according to local information, it was the first fish of the species taken to the site since 1939. The animal was captured by the crew of the Dominator fishing boat, in the North Sea, this Sunday (17). 'Trend' takes people to pull sharks to the beach for photos and worries mayor in the U.S. Man has Pokémon card collection valued…
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