Locally Caught Tuna !!

[phill_itofish]

Popped in to Latimers for a few fishy treats today and saw this on the counter



It was caught locally as the lable says,

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[g-force]

Looks like a small Bonito (Skipjack) to me, judging by the size of the mackerel......


Bonito

Wonder where it came from?

Gary

[phill_itofish]

Looks like a small Bonito (Skipjack) to me, judging by the size of the mackerel......


Bonito

Wonder where it came from?

Gary

I Asked the guy how "Localy" is "Localy" and he said off Whitburn.

[boatangler33]

just shows how the water temperature is changing!

[g-force]

Mmmmm.......get a good few portions of sushi from it, not a bad price either - think I was paying around £45 / kilo four years ago in London when I was doing lots of sushi / sashimi. Prime belly of bluefin was around £65 / kilo.

Mouth's watering already..... guess I'll just have to make do with marinated mackerel when I finally get round to going out for a few. Unless one strays close to Blyth Pier.....

Gary

[phill_itofish]

Yeah i do like a bit raw fish

BTW good call with the Bonito, they are related to tuna though yeah ?

[g-force]

Yeah part of the tuna family like the bluefin & yellowfin, bonito / skipjacks grow quick & are pretty sustainable - it's what you find in tins of tuna in the shops (although this has most of the goodness processed the heck out of it!).

Gary

[ANDREW JAMES]

globel warming my backside. the north sea had a tuna fishery until the early 1900s. that was until man took all its food ie herring from the seas. theres no reason why if nature is left to run its course that they should not return. but man being man i sure if any do return they will be scooped from the sea before they have a chance to be established.
tuna are found off the west coast of ireland and in the bay of biscay off france so realy there not that far away.

[boatangler33]

globel warming my backside. the north sea had a tuna fishery until the early 1900s. that was until man took all its food ie herring from the seas. theres no reason why if nature is left to run its course that they should not return. but man being man i sure if any do return they will be scooped from the sea before they have a chance to be established.
tuna are found off the west coast of ireland and in the bay of biscay off france so realy there not that far away.

so are you trying to tell me the water temp isnt going up???????

[phill_itofish]

Whether is down to water temps or Herrings returning or a combination of the 2 wouldn't mind getting one on a spinning road =)

Good news for the future I hope

[ANDREW JAMES]

there is no dout the sea temp is rising. however the earth over its life has always warmed and cooled. what man has done over the past 100 years may have speeded up a natural occurance but global warming is just an excuse to tax us more. i will do my bit to try and slow it down to its natural rate but it will happen.

[el_sid]

good to see deff would say rise in sea temps help but probabily down to food sources on the increase, just look how much herring about compared to other years

and as said we used to have a tuna fisherie off whitby many yrs ago before that got decimated along with the herring

hopfully a sign of good things to come

[apollo mk3]

there is no dout the sea temp is rising. however the earth over its life has always warmed and cooled. what man has done over the past 100 years may have speeded up a natural occurance but global warming is just an excuse to tax us more. i will do my bit to try and slow it down to its natural rate but it will happen.

Got to agree with you mate, common sense prevails !

[g.ordon]

I reckon if tuna started to be caught by RSA's around north east shore marks like shields pier etc. Licensing for the activity would come in as quick as fu**in lightning.

[codcatcher3000]

a young lad caught a tuna on spinning gear if im not mistaken in the south last month ....so guess the fish headed north then ,,,,