WOW!! New Record in Delaware for TUNA!!

[Craydaddy]

Shattered the old record by 500 pounds!
http://www.newszap.com/articles/2005/07/05/dm/central_delaware/dsn05.txt

http://www.newszap.com/content/articles/2005/07/05/dm/central_delaware/dsn05.jpg

[the happy salmon]

now thats what i call "breaking a record"! :eek:

[woolybugger65]

a tuna like that should be worth a couple bucks. i wonder why they didn't sell it?

[ounder44]

I am sure that after the picture was taken that fish was sold.

[the happy salmon]

if you read the story, the fish was cut up and divided between the 6 guys. :eek:

[jj7leaf]

I believe that any tuna over a certain size, like 50 lbs must be sold according to the boats license to fish for them. If taken on a charter boat you get a share of the profit though. The boat I talk to for cod fishing in mass. sold one for $17,000. The boat takes a piece, the captain and mate take a piece, and the party split the rest

[jj7leaf]

they shared the meat, thats alot of tuna fish sandwiches. :D

[Bluefin]

Actually, most giant tuna charter boats sell the catch and keep the money but refund the charter cost to the fare. A charter boat that carries a tuna permit is allowed to fish in one of two categories on any given day. If they catch and keep a bluefin smaller than 73 inches, they have to abide by the regulations for the "Angling" category (recreational) which means they can only catch and keep the specified number of bluefins allowed by the feds for that day and they all must be smaller than 73 inches and larger than 27 inches curved fork length. If the charter boat lands and keeps a large school or giant bluefin tuna (73 inches or larger) they can keep it under the angling category as a one a year trophy fish (not for sale) or they can sell the fish under the "General" category regulations which are commercial regulations. Under these regulations, depending on the catch rate for the time period, they may be able to only land and keep one giant bluefin or two. At this time, two are allowed due to lower than normal daily landings along the east coast. The article goes on to say they caught two more much smaller bluefins. Had they kept the smaller fish also and sold the giant, they would have been in violation of both the General and Angling category regulations and subject to stiff fines and possibly suspension of both the boats fishing permits and any charter boat licenes that may be required. If the giant were the first fish landed, I would have pulled all lines and beat feet for the dock to sell the fish. Some of these fish at auction in Japan have been selling for 10,000 yen per kilo (about $43 per pound US$) and more for good quality. Even if it auctioned at 4,000 yen/kilo thats about $17.00 per pound US$. Dressed out for auction, the fish would have weighed about 700 pounds. At $17 per pound thats almost $12,000.00 less maybe $4 to $5k for brokerage fees, shipping and commissions, etc., the captain may have ended up with about $7 to $8,000.00. Less the probably $700 or so fee for the charter he would return, leaves a fair days pay.

[ChaChing]

WOW!. Thats just crazy.. What a great fish.

Thanks for those details Bluefin

[the happy salmon]

those guys are gonna cry when they read that, bluefin!!! :eek:

[toolmaker66]

When I saw that pic I was looking for a Yankees hat lol..... (Bluefins signature)