Smash and grab predators threaten Norwegian farms

Large bluefin tuna breaking into salmon cages have been causing serious disruption at a number of the Norwegian fish farms over the past few weeks. While the problem is not on the same scale or of the same severity as the jellyfish attacks, the tuna – also known in Norway as “mackerel sturgeon” – have nevertheless created quite a headache and a lot of extra work for the affected farms.

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Tuna sold for post pandemic record of £620,000

If you think the price of your tuna sandwich is too much, spare a thought for the buyers on Tokyo fish market earlier this week. They paid a post pandemic record 114.2 million yen – around £620,000 – for a 238 kilogram bluefish tuna at a New Year auction. It is the highest figure since…

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Bluefin tuna freed after raiding Scottish fish farm

A Bluefin tuna, thought to weigh up to 47 stone (300 kg) has been has been set free after it became trapped in a fish farm in the Outer Hebrides owned by the Scottish Salmon Company. The huge fish broke through the nets at the Loch Roag site, apparently chasing after mackerel. The tuna was…

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