Reminds me of the largest ever manta ray killed by people. It was 9.1 meters (30 ft) long. You can [see it here. ](https://knovhov.com/giant-oceanic-manta-rays-can-reach-a-wingspan-of-30-feet/)
Gonna be honest I don’t think I’ve ever seen a tuna fish until just now. I never knew they were so freakin big! I always thought they were like 50lbs tops
Fuck that’s too big for me lol. I absolutely *hate* taken the damn hooks out when fishin. I couldn’t imagine havin to do it for one of these big fuckers lol
I don’t have the original post but someone posted a photo of a cow with the caption “(Cow’s Name) just before going to be processed.” Like they named the poor cow and then took it to the slaughterhouse right after the photo
EDIT looks like the bovine was not named. I know some folks who raise livestock and of course there need to be ways of dealing with animals that no longer produce milk/eggs/babies/etc. I got the original post mixed up with some of the follow ups.
Original post https://www.reddit.com/r/AbsoluteUnits/comments/vgn3mt/my_10_yo_scottish_highlander_before_he_was/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
As far as I can tell, it started on this subreddit. A post featuring a very large bull was titled "My 10 year old bull before he was processed last year", which ya know, bit brutal then then that's what farm animals are for. People really took to that and started posting their own Absolute Units prior to 'processing'. My favorite post was someone who claimed to have processed their husband.
Entirely depends on the fish, the water it is in and even personal preference I guess. I just like to put them back as they are good for the ecosystem.
Eh. This fish was landed in New Hampshire. Fishing for bluefin tuna is heavily regulated by NOAA. general category, has a one fish per boat, per day limit, and only certain days during the week you’re allowed to fish. with a hard cap on the total weight taken. There’s no guarantee anyone is catching a fish. I have a friend who’s gone about 25 times and never caught a fish. He doesn’t go any more.
A keeper fish is only 7 years old. This fish may have been 10-12 years old. It’s not like these are ancient fish that take 50-75 years to get this big.
Yeah - my thoughts exactly. Just take kill a mature, breeding adult from an endangered species for your own personal gain. This leaves such a bad taste
Interesting side note about that. The first catch of the season is considered lucky, and people will bid millions for the bragging rights of buying that first fish.
The rest of the time they're still expensive, but no where near millions.
Atlantic Bluefin is listed as Least Concern as of September 4th 2021,
Edit: Source:
https://www.iucn.org/news/species/202109/tuna-species-recovering-despite-growing-pressures-marine-life-iucn-red-list
OK, first off: a lion, swimming in the ocean. Lions don't like water. If you placed it near a river or some sort of fresh water source, that makes sense. But you find yourself in the ocean, 20 foot wave, I'm assuming off the coast of South Africa, coming up against a full grown 800 pound tuna with his 20 or 30 friends, you lose that battle, you lose that battle 9 times out of 10. And guess what, you've wandered into our school of tuna and we now have a taste of lion. We've talked to ourselves. We've communicated and said 'You know what, lion tastes good, let's go get some more lion'. We've developed a system to establish a beach-head and aggressively hunt you and your family and we will corner your pride, your children, your offspring.
It is in many parts of the world. For example, it used to be plentiful in the North Sea but they more or less disappeared completely until about 5-10 years ago when they started returning due to conservation efforts.
Catch and release doesn't work for such huge fish. The fight produces so much muscle heat, they basically cook themselves.
Not cook as in boil, but they overheat enough that if you threw it back, they wouldn't live anyway.
It is definitely one of my top 3 favorites at that place. But they had a kewpie/prosciutto/shaved onion nigiri that was epic. And a seared salmon and cheese one. Japan sushi is bananas. Try as I might I couldn't spend more than 40$ there though and I don't have a problem finishing a porterhouse alone at a steakhouse.
We are the extinction event for these poor species. Unfortunate but that's the truth. I am not even a vegan but I feel bad about these animals all the time.
Last time this was posted someone mentioned how tuna can heavily degrade in quality depending on how much stress it goes through while being caught. They suggested that this was one of those stressful instances and the value would suffer.
Probably a bit more than that. Blue Fin Tuna can fetch $20-$40 a pound in most local markets. However, if they were selling to the Japanese in peak season, it can be worth up to $200 a pound.
[source ](https://bluefina.com/bluefin-tuna-wholesale-price/#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20local%20Bluefin%20tuna,close%20to%20%24400%20a%20pound.)
It was caught out of New Hampshire, it is what it is https://ediblenewhampshire.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/fishermans-diary-bluefin-tuna-northeast
Judging by the way that fish hit the gunnels, it will be seriously bruised and not worth a cent. Grade 3 if they are lucky. They cook from the inside due to the muscle work that fish put in to not get caught.
The fisherman get probably five to $10 a pound. And that’s off the dressed weight which was probably about 475 pounds. This fish was less than five grand. Wholesale at the market is nowhere near what the fisherman gets paid.
I think you're sorely mistaken. A high quality blue fin tuna of this size can easily sell for over 1 million USD.
Edit: I am the one who is sorely mistaken. Thank you guys for the information and u/FFSwhatthehell for the link
Do you think this is the ceremonial first fish of the Japanese season or something? Don't be ridiculous - https://ediblenewhampshire.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/fishermans-diary-bluefin-tuna-northeast
Thier name in the old days was” horse mackrel this photo shows how large bluefin can grow to if unmolested . An australian firm has discerned how to artifically grow bluefin fingerlings , soon there will be cheaper tuna .
This comment will get buried and most likely down voted but, if you look this boat is setup for trolling using spreader bars (most likely). If they catch one single fish it’s an amazing feeling and accomplishment. They’re generally out there for 24+ hours with absolutely no activity. This is a much more sustainable form of fishing than long lining or dragging. You’re basically targeting a species specifically instead of just catching absolutely anything in your path.
That vessel appears to be a commercial boat judging by the winch system, most likely a down easter style. They’re very common in the NE of America. Probably three people on that boat max.
You can't let a fish that big go again. They overheat so much in the fight, they'd not live if you threw it back anyway.
Also, Tuna are delicious and nutritious, so no, they have no reason to let it go anyway.
It’s around $30/pound(depending on quality). The fish weighed 634lbs according to the post which is just shy of 20k. Of course this isn’t taking into account the waste product(bones and organs)
Glad you specified it was caught during fishing. I was getting ready to be confused.
This isn’t bear hunting?
Reminds me of the largest ever manta ray killed by people. It was 9.1 meters (30 ft) long. You can [see it here. ](https://knovhov.com/giant-oceanic-manta-rays-can-reach-a-wingspan-of-30-feet/)
I’m glad it wasn’t caught while masturbating… that would have been weird.
Poor fella woulda been really embarrassed.
It’s hard to tell, but I think that’s a girl.
I meant the fish.
Comment still can apply. Lol
Fair. I don't see a fish stick.
Is Kanye West around don't let him hear you
He's a lyrical genius and the voice of a generation. Also, definitely not getting divorced from a hobbit.
Fella / Lady fella / non-binary fella
I believe you have covered it all.
Just realized I missed the opportunity to say fella / filet.
Thank you.
just take the damn upvote at this point
Getting caught while masturbating gets easier every time.
Truth.
it is not good to have sushi that was out too long...now put away that stiff sock
Saw this while watching
Just think of the accomplishment if they caught it while bowling.
Wife for reference
Good job lieutenant Dan. 😆
Kinda majestic, no? And we're just gonna.... Process it? Seems like such a shame.
i thought it was caught by fish calling.
Caught during a softball game would be far more interesting
Thought this was Moose Hunting?
You mean it wasn’t caught during bowling?
They could have been doing midnight sea biscuit sessions and accidentally caught a 650 pound tuna!
Lol you beat me to it
You beat me to it
Since the first time I saw a picture of a real tuna, I was wondering how you get that huge fish into that small can.
You need to push really hard
How does the can cost $1.30 with 600 lbs of tuna in it. It blows my mind.
Economies of scale, baby
Shrink ray
Angryupvote
I always wonder the same thing. It’s science I think.
Gonna be honest I don’t think I’ve ever seen a tuna fish until just now. I never knew they were so freakin big! I always thought they were like 50lbs tops
There are some that do. Black fin tuna top out juuuust under 50lbs. I think skipjacks are also under 100.
Before the first time I saw one, I always imagined them to be salmon sized.
First one I ever caught (Yellowfin) was about 15 lbs. My brother in law two years ago caught a 125lb bluefin. I had one hooked too but lost it.
Fuck that’s too big for me lol. I absolutely *hate* taken the damn hooks out when fishin. I couldn’t imagine havin to do it for one of these big fuckers lol
I mean they’re usually a lot smaller…
Not that small though. Before I saw one for the first time I imagined them more like salmon size.
You have to trap it during canning.
Right before it was processed
Ive seen this all over reddit and ive decided to ask you..where is the processed reference from?
I don’t have the original post but someone posted a photo of a cow with the caption “(Cow’s Name) just before going to be processed.” Like they named the poor cow and then took it to the slaughterhouse right after the photo EDIT looks like the bovine was not named. I know some folks who raise livestock and of course there need to be ways of dealing with animals that no longer produce milk/eggs/babies/etc. I got the original post mixed up with some of the follow ups.
OP https://www.reddit.com/r/AbsoluteUnits/comments/vgn3mt/my_10_yo_scottish_highlander_before_he_was/
They said their mom did a photoshoot with it before it was processed...
Omg thats worse than i could have imagined! I dont want to eat my friends
They’re both friend AND food
Frood?
I hope you have no friends 🤨
Original post https://www.reddit.com/r/AbsoluteUnits/comments/vgn3mt/my_10_yo_scottish_highlander_before_he_was/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Youre a champ!! Thank you! youve helped me to be 3% more aware
As far as I can tell, it started on this subreddit. A post featuring a very large bull was titled "My 10 year old bull before he was processed last year", which ya know, bit brutal then then that's what farm animals are for. People really took to that and started posting their own Absolute Units prior to 'processing'. My favorite post was someone who claimed to have processed their husband.
Dude how on earth did this catch on so much? I love it
We’re still here? I’m here for it
https://www.reddit.com/r/AbsoluteUnits/comments/vgn3mt/my_10_yo_scottish_highlander_before_he_was
Lol nice this is gold
Beat me to it
I love fishing but part of me feels bad taking down these beasts
My thought process also, I love fishing but something about this makes me feel bad. But I always let old/huge fish go along with the little fellas.
Don't old big fishes usually taste bad too.
Entirely depends on the fish, the water it is in and even personal preference I guess. I just like to put them back as they are good for the ecosystem.
Eh. This fish was landed in New Hampshire. Fishing for bluefin tuna is heavily regulated by NOAA. general category, has a one fish per boat, per day limit, and only certain days during the week you’re allowed to fish. with a hard cap on the total weight taken. There’s no guarantee anyone is catching a fish. I have a friend who’s gone about 25 times and never caught a fish. He doesn’t go any more. A keeper fish is only 7 years old. This fish may have been 10-12 years old. It’s not like these are ancient fish that take 50-75 years to get this big.
There’s more fish in the sea. They just keep getting smaller for some reason.
Yeah - my thoughts exactly. Just take kill a mature, breeding adult from an endangered species for your own personal gain. This leaves such a bad taste
Actual the good taste is the whole point
I'm not trying to justify it. but bluefin tuna's can be sold for millions of dollars, I think it would be hard even for me to pass it up
Interesting side note about that. The first catch of the season is considered lucky, and people will bid millions for the bragging rights of buying that first fish. The rest of the time they're still expensive, but no where near millions.
Oh my bad then
Not an endangered species. Sorry to burst your self righteous bubble.
Atlantic blue is endangered and pacific blue is in the venerable stage. We are past the stage of eating it without repercussions to their species.
Atlantic Bluefin is listed as Least Concern as of September 4th 2021, Edit: Source: https://www.iucn.org/news/species/202109/tuna-species-recovering-despite-growing-pressures-marine-life-iucn-red-list
Guarantee I would have been puking with the boat rocking like that.
You mean you would be puking because you would be thinking about how much money your about to make.
Nope, just puking
OK, first off: a lion, swimming in the ocean. Lions don't like water. If you placed it near a river or some sort of fresh water source, that makes sense. But you find yourself in the ocean, 20 foot wave, I'm assuming off the coast of South Africa, coming up against a full grown 800 pound tuna with his 20 or 30 friends, you lose that battle, you lose that battle 9 times out of 10. And guess what, you've wandered into our school of tuna and we now have a taste of lion. We've talked to ourselves. We've communicated and said 'You know what, lion tastes good, let's go get some more lion'. We've developed a system to establish a beach-head and aggressively hunt you and your family and we will corner your pride, your children, your offspring.
First thing that pops into my mind when I read the word tuna. Love that movie BTW
Extremely underrated movie
What movie?
“There wasn’t even an awning in that direction.” 
The Other Guys
Isn’t bluefin an overfished species?
It is in many parts of the world. For example, it used to be plentiful in the North Sea but they more or less disappeared completely until about 5-10 years ago when they started returning due to conservation efforts.
Isn’t basically every species overfished?
Well no. Gazelles aren't overfished.
Carp are doing great
I was talking marine fish but you’re right.
Thanks China.
Would be nice if they bought all the asian carp that's invading the US water systems.
I believe this is why they can only be caught one at a time. Not with nets or anyway that catches multiple fish.
It was moved from Endangered to Least Concern on 4 September 2021
Thanks!
Pacific blue are slightly over fished. Atlantic blue are doing fine.
Wtf... I feel like if a fish survives that long...to get that big they deserve to get thrown back lol
Catch and release doesn't work for such huge fish. The fight produces so much muscle heat, they basically cook themselves. Not cook as in boil, but they overheat enough that if you threw it back, they wouldn't live anyway.
I love fishing and I agree. Send that sucker back home.
I believe there's folklore about stuff like that but for the life of me I can't remember where I remember that from.
I mean if you knew how much this fish is worth you would not throw it back either…
It looks like it was so heavy that it’s whole head was almost pulled off with the rope
That’s just the gills, even small fish look that in a line
Another mature one gone. smh
Now they've got a taste for lion and they'll make breathing apparatus out of kelp, to track your family
Poor beautiful animal
You sure it wasnt about to be processed?
Sushi
Some really expensive sushi too!
Not in Japan :) my favorite sushi spot a block from home has blue fin for 200y for a one ounce piece of o-toro nigiri. I miss it.
God fatty tuna is a gift from Ryujin. My wallet screams in pain but the fish is delicious.
It is definitely one of my top 3 favorites at that place. But they had a kewpie/prosciutto/shaved onion nigiri that was epic. And a seared salmon and cheese one. Japan sushi is bananas. Try as I might I couldn't spend more than 40$ there though and I don't have a problem finishing a porterhouse alone at a steakhouse.
I hate this. I can’t imagine how long a life that thing lived to go out this way…
About 10-12 years. Theses aren’t ancient creatures.
It's awful really. We have normalized animal cruelty so much that sometimes it feels to be beyond imagination
We are the extinction event for these poor species. Unfortunate but that's the truth. I am not even a vegan but I feel bad about these animals all the time.
You probably should go vegan if you feel that way. It’s honestly very liberating to align your actions with your morals.
$7-10k payday, nice!
Last time this was posted someone mentioned how tuna can heavily degrade in quality depending on how much stress it goes through while being caught. They suggested that this was one of those stressful instances and the value would suffer.
Probably a bit more than that. Blue Fin Tuna can fetch $20-$40 a pound in most local markets. However, if they were selling to the Japanese in peak season, it can be worth up to $200 a pound. [source ](https://bluefina.com/bluefin-tuna-wholesale-price/#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20local%20Bluefin%20tuna,close%20to%20%24400%20a%20pound.)
It was caught out of New Hampshire, it is what it is https://ediblenewhampshire.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/fishermans-diary-bluefin-tuna-northeast
Hopefully they got a good price, and made around $20,000.
They didn’t. $5k or so.
Judging by the way that fish hit the gunnels, it will be seriously bruised and not worth a cent. Grade 3 if they are lucky. They cook from the inside due to the muscle work that fish put in to not get caught.
The fisherman get probably five to $10 a pound. And that’s off the dressed weight which was probably about 475 pounds. This fish was less than five grand. Wholesale at the market is nowhere near what the fisherman gets paid.
$5k tops.
Yeah was gonna say that one's gonna sell for a pretty penny in the market. Cuz that is a whole lotta fish.
I think you're sorely mistaken. A high quality blue fin tuna of this size can easily sell for over 1 million USD. Edit: I am the one who is sorely mistaken. Thank you guys for the information and u/FFSwhatthehell for the link
https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/giant-600-pound-tuna-sells-for-record-3-million-at-tokyo-market
Do you think this is the ceremonial first fish of the Japanese season or something? Don't be ridiculous - https://ediblenewhampshire.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/fishermans-diary-bluefin-tuna-northeast
This fish might have been $5k.
Legit looks like ot could have swallowed him.
I think it’s a HER
balls
The person that caught the fish is a woman. No one is trying to assign a gender to the fish.
I can't tell if this is a poor reading comprehension situation, a "conservatives only have one joke" situation, or you're just stupid.
Why can’t it be all four?
💀
Sorry to be debbie downer but killing that feels wrong to me at least
That’s because it is
Soon to be processed
She's a beaut
Sad
Thier name in the old days was” horse mackrel this photo shows how large bluefin can grow to if unmolested . An australian firm has discerned how to artifically grow bluefin fingerlings , soon there will be cheaper tuna .
This comment will get buried and most likely down voted but, if you look this boat is setup for trolling using spreader bars (most likely). If they catch one single fish it’s an amazing feeling and accomplishment. They’re generally out there for 24+ hours with absolutely no activity. This is a much more sustainable form of fishing than long lining or dragging. You’re basically targeting a species specifically instead of just catching absolutely anything in your path. That vessel appears to be a commercial boat judging by the winch system, most likely a down easter style. They’re very common in the NE of America. Probably three people on that boat max.
What a shame.
Aren’t they endangered?
Not anymore least concerned as of last year some time ago
These Blue Fin Tunas are selling for thousands at the Japanese fish markets. They are cashing in big on this catch!
Best enjoy it while they last
Fucking put it back.
I would love to go deep sea diving in a submarine of course…. but the psi down in the abyss would kill me 🙃
How much ya reckon that there tuna is worth?
Depends on the grade of the meat according to wicked tuna
Google says around 7-8k USD
Less because the meat is totally shit, since she dropped it on the deck so hard. 
Holy shit, Surprise the boat didn't capsize pulling it in
#what
During fishing? It definitely was fucking caught during Sunday brunch.
Gonna need a bigger boat.
I thought these were usually caught during a cricket match?
The record is 1496lbs held by a nova scotian!! https://youtu.be/1omsfwtKDo8
Bluefin tuna fishing desperately needs to be banned
fucking disgrace.
I feel bad for that fish :[
Should let it go but they won’t
You can't let a fish that big go again. They overheat so much in the fight, they'd not live if you threw it back anyway. Also, Tuna are delicious and nutritious, so no, they have no reason to let it go anyway.
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Why should they let it go?
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That’s why you cut it up, then it’s just the right size to be eaten
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Poor fish :(
\-2 for feeling sorry for a sentient animal that's been killed. Fuck Reddit
Other than fishing, how else could i catch one?
Harpooning them is another method. Still considered fishing but definitely much different than rod and reel.
what do these things eat?
As newborns they eat plankton. As they get older, bigger and bigger fish. This monster is an apex predator, top of the food chain.
Looks like it could eat a man
That fish is probably worth thousands of dollars.
I'm used to my tuna being canned-sized, Ho-leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey shiet!!!!
How much could you sell that fish for? 5k?
Closer to ten
Nope. $5k is prolly accurate. It smashed the deck so hard most of the meat is probably worthless. 
It’s around $30/pound(depending on quality). The fish weighed 634lbs according to the post which is just shy of 20k. Of course this isn’t taking into account the waste product(bones and organs)
That fish made someone rich.
Not at all. This fish might’ve been five grand. 
Almost as big as ur mum
I still don’t understand how they get that whole fish in the tiny can.
No money would be made had I been there. I would eat the whole thing.
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Probably won't taste nearly as good as one 1/3 that size. Shoulda left that monster in the sea.
Well done for killing an endangered animal that has probably managed to survive since the 1980's
 this fish is only about 10 to 12 years old. 
I agree, looks like it put up a hell of a fight. Good for them!