Fisherwoman catches world record 64 STONE tuna (worth $2.02m or 3162 tins)

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Seem to remember that Norwegian knobhead Rune saying blue fin tuna were nearly extinct!

Donna Pascoe, 56, hooked the 411.6kg (64 stone) bluefin in New Zealand
  • She battled for over four hours with the fish before reeling it into boat
  • It weighs twice as much as a baby elephant and could fill 3162 cans of tuna
  • But she can't sell it because it was not caught on a commercial vessel
  • Instead she plans to have it stuffed and mounted at home for the memory
  • She's now waiting certification from International Game Fish Association


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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...02m-3162-tins-shes-going-stuffed-instead.html
 
So, because she can't sell it does it means it goes to waste or that she simply is forced to donate the meat? Also, what kind of stupid ass law says a private fisherman can't sell his/her catch?
 
Superfreak said:
So, because she can't sell it does it means it goes to waste or that she simply is forced to donate the meat? Also, what kind of stupid ass law says a private fisherman can't sell his/her catch?
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IN Florida at least you must have a commercial fishing licence. Its the commercial fisherman's way of ensuring less competition. I once caught a huge yellowfin Tuna, nothing like that monster above, but it was 107 lbs after we gutted it. I got around the commercial license rule and sold it for about $200.
 
Superfreak said:
So, because she can't sell it does it means it goes to waste or that she simply is forced to donate the meat? Also, what kind of stupid ass law says a private fisherman can't sell his/her catch?
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Kinda rubs me the wrong way too but whst are the chances that vessel had the refrigeration needed for a fish that big ? Seafood begins to rot as soon as it stops breathing (some hyprrbole but not a lot). Id eat it if i caught it but whst resturant wants that risk ?
 
Celticguy said:
Kinda rubs me the wrong way too but whst are the chances that vessel had the refrigeration needed for a fish that big ? Seafood begins to rot as soon as it stops breathing (some hyprrbole but not a lot). Id eat it if i caught it but whst resturant wants that risk ?
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That's a big fish to keep cool long enough to get it sold. When I got that Alison Tuna, I immediately gutted it and filled its cavity with Ice and then took a tarp and emptied the cooler into the tarp. We headed immediately back to a fish house.

You have a good point, but what if she had it preserved well? Its possible, right?
 
Jarod said:
That's a big fish to keep cool long enough to get it sold. When I got that Alison Tuna, I immediately gutted it and filled its cavity with Ice and then took a tarp and emptied the cooler into the tarp. We headed immediately back to a fish house.

You have a good point, but what if she had it preserved well? Its possible, right?
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Anything is possible. But what defines commercial ? Is a charter ? They might be able to handle a world record tuna but a.private boat ? Unlikely enough to consider legislation. And i hate legislation but safe food kinda matters.
 
Superfreak said:
So, because she can't sell it does it means it goes to waste or that she simply is forced to donate the meat? Also, what kind of stupid ass law says a private fisherman can't sell his/her catch?
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The article stated that she is going to have it mounted, she probably can't sell it because they have some kind of quota system in operation
 
Celticguy said:
Anything is possible. But what defines commercial ? Is a charter ? They might be able to handle a world record tuna but a.private boat ? Unlikely enough to consider legislation. And i hate legislation but safe food kinda matters.
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I think the commercial fishing licences is a matter of paying the fee, which is hefty, and winning the lottery... they only issue a limited number of them and so not everyone can get one. At least that's how Florida worked in the mid 90's.
 
I also learned that the value of a fish like that, if selling it for food has a lot to do with how clear the eye is. If the eye is hazy the restaurants are leery of its freshness.
 
Celticguy said:
Kinda rubs me the wrong way too but whst are the chances that vessel had the refrigeration needed for a fish that big ? Seafood begins to rot as soon as it stops breathing (some hyprrbole but not a lot). Id eat it if i caught it but whst resturant wants that risk ?
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It is Autumn now in New Zealand moving into winter consequently the temperatures are not that high now, especially on the South island
 
Abraxas said:
It is Autumn now in New Zealand moving into winter consequently the temperatures are not that high now, especially on the South island
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I just reread the article and it was caught off Cape Reinga, which is at the top of the North Island. Warmer than the south but no more than 22C maximum.
 
Superfreak said:
So, because she can't sell it does it means it goes to waste or that she simply is forced to donate the meat? Also, what kind of stupid ass law says a private fisherman can't sell his/her catch?
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Most fisheries are "limited entry" a euphemism for "no new entrants". If one were allowed to sell recreational catches, a loophole would then exist.
 
Celticguy said:
Kinda rubs me the wrong way too but whst are the chances that vessel had the refrigeration needed for a fish that big ? Seafood begins to rot as soon as it stops breathing (some hyprrbole but not a lot). Id eat it if i caught it but whst resturant wants that risk ?
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How long were you a commercial fisherman?
 
IN Florida at least you must have a commercial fishing licence. Its the commercial fisherman's way of ensuring less competition. I once caught a huge yellowfin Tuna, nothing like that monster above, but it was 107 lbs after we gutted it. I got around the commercial license rule and sold it for about $200.

See what I mean? And this guy is an officer of the court no less.​


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Rune said:
IN Florida at least you must have a commercial fishing licence. Its the commercial fisherman's way of ensuring less competition. I once caught a huge yellowfin Tuna, nothing like that monster above, but it was 107 lbs after we gutted it. I got around the commercial license rule and sold it for about $200.

See what I mean? And this guy is an officer of the court no less.​


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I trust you paid tax on that income....
 
Celticguy said:
I trust you paid tax on that income....
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Pay attention dipshit.

Jarod said:
IN Florida at least you must have a commercial fishing licence. Its the commercial fisherman's way of ensuring less competition. I once caught a huge yellowfin Tuna, nothing like that monster above, but it was 107 lbs after we gutted it. I got around the commercial license rule and sold it for about $200.
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I was complaining about what he did, not bragging about myself doing it.
 
Superfreak said:
So, because she can't sell it does it means it goes to waste or that she simply is forced to donate the meat? Also, what kind of stupid ass law says a private fisherman can't sell his/her catch?
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Commercial fishing is obviously regulated so that fishing stocks aren't depleted. I would assume that she was a recreational fisherwoman, and so never applied for such a license. Recreational fishing would be largely exempt from the regulations, because it's too big of a headache for most recreational fishers, and recreational fishing doesn't impact fishing stocks the way commercial fishing does. But obviously they wouldn't be allowed to sell their stock, otherwise they'd be commercial fishers.
 
Rune said:
Most fisheries are "limited entry" a euphemism for "no new entrants". If one were allowed to sell recreational catches, a loophole would then exist.
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Hmmm, I think it'd make more sense to place a quota, and allow each individual allowed catch to be auctioned off and traded at will, rather than limit things to an individual fishery. Limited entry is just a ripe tool for corruption.
 
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