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 .

Michelle Bancewicz Cicale, from Seabrook, New Hampshire in the US, caught the giant 2.7 meter fish off the coast of Hampton Beach when she went fishing alone.

She posted an incredible clip on Instagram, capturing the moment she released the fish onto her "No Limits" fishing boat.

Michelle is seen trying to get the fish into the boat as the tuna's enormous size pulls the boat's weight to the left. She had to swing the rope back and forth so she could swing it to the right. After some effort, she brought the fish onto the deck and sighed in victory to the other fishermen watching from another boat.

 Michelle caught the bluefin tuna off the coast of Hampton Beach herself.

Michelle said the bluefin tuna weighed 454kg and that it belongs to the western Atlantic bluefin tuna , the largest tuna species.

She mentioned in a local radio interview that on a previous fishing trip, she and Lea Pinaud caught an even larger bluefin tuna that was longer in size.

Michelle added that it took the two nearly four hours to subdue them and almost defeated them 10 times.

She tried to balance the boat as she hoisted the fish onto the deck

She struck a victory pose as other fishermen congratulated her on her catch.

Viewers were impressed by Michelle's skills, with one commenting: "Well done putting it in!"

A second wrote: "Thank you for what you do! I will show this to my daughter as soon as I get home from work! You are a great role model!"

It is known that she has started fishing since 2015, mainly tuna. By 2019, she bought her own boat for fishing. Sharing with a local TV channel, Michelle said she had accumulated a lot of experience from surrounding captains.

Bluefin tuna is a species that lives mainly in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. In addition, they also appear in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. They can dive to a depth of 1,200 m and live up to 40 years.

A tuna has an average weight of about 150kg. Meanwhile, Pacific bluefin tuna can weigh up to 450 kg. The larger the size, the higher the value. Previously, a fisherman once caught bluefin tuna weighing 411 kg and sold it for more than 45 billion VND.

The reason bluefin tuna is so expensive is because it has great nutritional value. Also known as the "black diamond" of the ocean, this species has a longer life span, increasing its rarity.

Due to its high price, this species only appears in high-end restaurants. To maintain the freshness and most natural flavor, chefs often use their meat to make sushi and sashimi.

This is a rare fish whose number has decreased sharply over the years. Bluefin tuna is currently listed as an endangered species. Global tuna populations began to decline in the 1960s, when new fishing methods were introduced, leading to the species being overfished.