Blue Fin Tuna caught-Cape Point-Sep07

[romek]

I read an interesting report from 7th September this year where a Blue Fin Tuna was caught (gutted at 114KG-Caught 40m off Cape Point - caught off boat Amsterdam -Pg40 Districk Mail).

This sounds very exciting, perhaps the big guys are heading back or changing feeding patterns.

Can anyone confirm this? If anyone is interested I can email a copy.

[miles]

Hiya

Bluefin tuna is quite common further offshore. The long range boats fairly often get them, usually 50kg class fish. Because the quality of their meat in our waters is not good, poor prices are had for them.

That BF you're reffering to was indeed caught here, how-ever, probably more than 100nm from shore, making it out of range for smaller vessels.

We've also had big-eye tuna as well as marlin in our local waters.......

Regards
miles