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Bigeye facts
Dr. Craig Brown, chief of the highly migratory species branch of NOAA Fisheries in Miami is an expert on bigeye tuna biology. Here are some of his observations: […]
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‘Surprise’ albacore tuna highlights good offshore fishing out of Atlantic Beach
Albacore are an unusual visitor to offshore waters out of most North Carolina ports, but one showed up unexpectedly last weekend in the fish box of an Oak Ridge couple. […]
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Giant California yellowfin tuna battle for world record
Two huge yellowfin tuna – the two biggest ever – have been caught in the past couple of months, but only one is being considered for a new world record. John Petruescu caught a 445-pound yellowfin just before sunrise on Dec. 9 while fishing on the Excel, a long-range charterboat out of San Diego, Calif., Although his fish surpassed the existing world record by a full 40 pounds, it was will not be considered as a possible world record because the boat’s captain grabbed the fishing rod twice during the fight, disqualifying it under the rules of the International Game Fish Association (IGFA). […]
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Tuna farming
Big fatty fish bring the highest prices at market, and small bluefins are of low value. […]
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SCDNR recovers yellowfin tuna tag for first time
A yellowfin tuna tagged nine years ago off the South Carolina coast was caught last year along West Africa near Mauritania, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has learned. […]
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State bluefin tuna record shattered
On Saturday (March 12), Corey Shultz of Waverly, Va. hooked into what is expected to become a part of Tar Heel fishing history. […]