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| Monster bluefin tuna weighed 415kg | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 7 2013, 04:57 PM (568 Views) | |
| Kahu | Mar 7 2013, 04:57 PM Post #1 |
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Monster bluefin tuna weighed 415kg Posted Image A monster bluefin tuna caught off the New Zealand coast could spell a big payday for some Coromandel fishermen. The giant pacific bluefin tuna, caught on Tuesday afternoon off the East Cape, had a live weight of 415kg and a gutted weight of 361kg. It arrived in Whitianga to be unloaded last night. Source Link |
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| Darcie | Mar 7 2013, 05:02 PM Post #2 |
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Something must be wrong with me, I feel sorry for the Tuna and don't feel good that those guys got it. It has been around for so long and should have gone on to live. |
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| Dana | Mar 8 2013, 04:28 AM Post #3 |
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WWS Hummingbird Guru & Wildlife photographer extrordinaire
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I gave up eating tuna a long time ago. Well, not to be a spoil sport. Bon appetite! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuna Due to their high position in the food chain and the subsequent accumulation of heavy metals from their diet, mercury levels can be high in larger species such as bluefin and albacore.[citation needed] In 2009 a California appeals court upheld a ruling that canned tuna does not need warning labels as the methylmercury is naturally occurring.[82] In March 2004, the United States FDA issued guidelines recommending that pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children limit their intake of tuna and other predatory fish.[83] The Environmental Protection Agency provides guidelines on how much canned tuna it is safe to eat. Roughly speaking, the guidelines recommend one 6 oz. can of light tuna a week for those weighing less than 110 pounds and two cans a week for those who weigh more.[84] In 2007 it was reported that some canned light tuna such as yellowfin tuna[85] is significantly higher in mercury than skipjack, and caused Consumers Union and other activist groups to advise pregnant women to refrain from consuming canned tuna.[86] The Eastern little tuna (Euthynnus affinis) has been available for decades as a low-mercury, less expensive canned tuna. However, of the five major species of canned tuna imported by the United States it is the least commercially attractive, primarily due to its dark color and more pronounced 'fishy' flavor. Its use has traditionally been restricted to institutional (non-retail) commerce. A January 2008 investigation conducted by the New York Times found potentially dangerous levels of mercury in certain varieties of sushi tuna, reporting levels "so high that the Food and Drug Administration could take legal action to remove the fish from the market."[87] A book by Jane Hightower, Diagnosis Mercury: Money, Politics and Poison, published in 2008, discusses human exposure to mercury through eating large predatory fish such as large tuna.[88][89][90] http://theconversation.edu.au/australian-endangered-species-southern-bluefin-tuna-11636 Australian endangered species: Southern Bluefin Tuna Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) are majestic, temperate ocean dwellers, roaming across the oceans of the southern hemisphere, from the tropics to the sub-Antarctic. They grow to two metres and 200 kilograms, mature between eight and 20 years of age, and can live to 40." |
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| Kahu | Mar 8 2013, 09:09 AM Post #4 |
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Southern Bluefin Tuna is a heavily regulated domestic industry to manage available stock within our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) ..... however it is under attack mainly from international fleets from China, Taiwan and Japan. The Tuna caught by the NZ boat represents a big payrise for the crew. Mercury in NZ fish NZ Fisheries and their environment management |
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| Dana | Mar 8 2013, 03:10 PM Post #5 |
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WWS Hummingbird Guru & Wildlife photographer extrordinaire
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A nice catch for the NZ fishers and our bounty of herring this year will give a good start to the year for fishers here. I don't begrudge the tuna fishers at all . It's somewhat amusing to consider that they will be able to sell their catch legally to those who disregard agreements on protected species and also avoid having to eat the possibly mercury laden fish at the same time. Edited by Dana, Mar 8 2013, 03:11 PM.
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