Big Bluefin

[Mrs Ronnie H]

Hi all
Just saw this on News.com.au. thought you might be interested in having a look at it.....

http://www.news.com.au/national/victorian-fisherman-paul-worsteling-lures-monster-bluefin-tuna-suspected-of-carrying-radiation-from-fukushima/story-fndo4cq1-1226466793

Ronnie

[Obi _ Wan]

Hi Ronnie,
That link is not working, it comes up page not found.

John.

[Mrs Ronnie H]

Hi
Just go to news.com.au and scroll for the story.


fisherman Paul Worsteling lured a monster bluefin tuna 50km off the coast of Greymouth, New Zealand.

It took two hours and 58kg of tackle to land the 2.7m beast, estimated to weigh more than 275kg.

The fish, which looks like a prop from a B-grade horror flick, will be tested for radiation to find if fish schools affected by the Fukushima reactor meltdown in Japan have migrated around the world.

Worsteling, a host of Channel 10's IFishTV, invited scientists from New Zealand Fisheries on a chartered vessel to explore this pocket of ocean, which yields 170,000 tonnes of blue grenadier each year.

It's believed the fish would be worth about $713,000 in Japan.

The crew enjoyed a few slices of sashimi and anything the scientists didn't use for research was delivered to a smoke house.
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