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The woman caught a giant tuna 2.7m long weighing 450kg
The clip captures the moment a female fisherman pulled a giant bluefin tuna weighing 454kg onto her fishing boat.
Bluefin Tuna
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Oceanography
Why bluefin tuna in Japan cost millions of dollars?
Besides the high fat content, another reason why bluefin tuna is expensive is because they have to go through many auctions before going to the diners table.
Oceanography
Explain the cause of high levels of mercury in marine fish
Mercury content - an organic compound that can cause brain damage and severe nervous system - has increased by 23% in cod and 27% in bluefin tuna caught in the Atlantic…
Oceanography
Huge tuna caught by strong storms washed ashore on the Scottish coast
The bluefin tuna is longer than an adult who landed on the Scottish coast after a strong storm, causing locals to rush to watch.
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Discover million dollar tuna market in Japan
Most bluefin tuna is sold at 3 Japanese markets, of which Tsukiji is the most famous. From here, fish worth millions of dollars are transferred throughout Japan and the…
Oceanography
Scientists are tame bluefin tuna to get enough sushi ingredients
This method of aquaculture will give us an endless source of tuna to enjoy.
Oceanography
Three-tuna tuna causes turmoil in the salmon farm
The 300kg Pacific bluefin tuna was rescued by trout farmers off the Hebrides Islands when it appeared in the corral.
Oceanography
10 species of fish set the fastest swimming record in the world
The top 10 fastest swimming fishes in the world is one of the most frightening swimming fish, with a slender body and special skin texture.
Oceanography
Rare bluefin tuna appears in the UK
A large bluefin tuna, a rare and abundant fish of many years, has been discovered in the UK.
Oceanography
Can catch tuna 'super terrible' weighs 411.6kg
Donna Pascoe (56 years old, New Zealand) was extremely lucky to catch a Pacific bluefin tuna weighing 411.6kg.
Oceanography
Tuna brings radiation from Japan to the United States
Nicholas Fisher, a researcher at Stony Brook University in the US, and colleagues measured the concentration of cesium (Cs) radioactivity in the body of Pacific tuna alo…
Animal world
7 species of wild animals are being eradicated by humans
According to a new study published in 2014, 100,000 African elephants and 1,200 South African rhinos were killed within 3 years, while 30% of global forest product trans…
Animal world
The number of tigers decreased rapidly
The number of tigers, tuna and many other animals has decreased by nearly 30% in the past 40 years. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), this is an unprecedented…
Animal world
10 endangered species in 2012
The International Animal Protection Fund (WWF) has just released a list of 10 endangered wildlife species this year.