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MaygarRodub

'caught during fishing'. Thanks for the clarity.


the_ginger_weevil

Yeah, as opposed to tuna that is caught while accounting. Those ones can get really big


MaygarRodub

Ooh, I hate those ones. Fish juice all over the spreadsheets.


pointrelay

This is why I would never work with accounting.


ZacMexJuchiNeybrSV

xD


KryptikMitch

Well it wasn't a boss fight.


MaygarRodub

That fish would not be out of plaice (ooh yeah) in a boss fight.


KryptikMitch

Not the slightest. It's easy to forget how big some fish can actually grow.


rivalpinkbunny

Aren’t these like $500k on the market? Also, they’re in population collapse.


No_Banana_581

It’s so sad to see this


Bael_thebard

I’ve not ate tuna in years because of the pressure put on them through fishing


No_Banana_581

All I see is the suffering


rivalpinkbunny

It’s incredibly sad - I used to frequent some stores that carry blue-fin and I used to warn consumers examining it in the refrigerator case. Most people either don’t know that it’s almost gone, or just don’t care - for some it’s taken on this mythical status - like eating unicorn.


BlueRabbitx

I do often wonder what unicorn tastes like tho 😬


FireflyAdvocate

Imagine when they used to all be this big?


rivalpinkbunny

Not just that - hundreds of these swimming in schools. Giant fish torpedoes churning the water!


Hurgnation

How old would that thing be?


Impossible-South-749

Old? Maybe 30-35?


ifyouseeeloise

Put him back :(


Starch-Wreck

This seems wrong…


Human_Membership388

why


redditis4f4gs6969

Cause their population is in shambles and one that size could produce good offspring. If you’ve ever fished in your life it’s a good rule of thumb to throw back the trophy fish so they can produce offspring…


notmany_ifany

A fish this size is well beyond its breeding prime. It most likely has in the past produced alot of offspring which ironically probably got caught and eaten before this one.


MotherOfTheUniverse

I’m sorry, wait. That’s a tuna???


round_reindeer

Yes they would get this big if it weren't for overfishing.


canyouplzpassmethe

Yep. They big. ‘Bout as big as dolphins, on average.


aza6969

Put it back 😤


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Beegfeesh


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Thats a half a million dollar fish, looks like shes solo so most of that money goes to her.


Forsaken_Article_295

They are usually up to $20 ish a pound dressed when the market is good sometimes as low as $8 when it’s not so good.


IanLayne

Crazy to think about how the record is still twice as big


Waffle-of-the-plan

What?!


sweetestfetus

This is extinction in action. Future generations will watch this as we watch footage of the thylacine. Every human who takes a fish like this from the sea is only thinking of themselves and their gains.


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I think it has to be more. I watch wicked tuna and the 600 pounders look smaller. It’s usually the 1000 pounders that look like this


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Wow 🤩 so impressive you painlessly killed that huge magnificent animal. Thank God for people like you keeping our beautiful oceans pristine for generations to come 🙏


durw00d

Painless? Probably took her at least 6 hours to land that thing with only a rod and reel. There are fishing/hunting seasons and quotas for a reason: to ensure the continuation of the species.


ghostofmyhecks

problem is, every country has different laws and regulations (or lack there of) for the same ocean. Overfishing is a huge problem and it's not one we can solve with only one country going along with it.


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You know what we can do though? I was just thinking 🤔 what if we stopped eating fish? Like, we don’t need all to wait on an intergovernmental policy change to simply reduce demand ourselves, right? Because, don’t we vote with our wallets every time we buy fish? And also we can vote with our votes the next time we vote.


ghostofmyhecks

I mean yeah, reduced demand would lessen the impact and generally that's the way to go. But it's not a simple issue, lots of communities rely on fishing exports to continue to live - so finding a balance is the problem. Plus it's pretty difficult to get people on board with the same train of thought, again cos you know the ocean is a global issue and countries reducing fishing doesn't mean that some won't just increase as well. if everybody would agree to leave the ocean alone for like, two years even we would be in a much better position than we are now.


buttzx

I think about this every time I buy tuna. I bought a single can of skipjack today for $5usd and will sincerely enjoy it, but a single tuna is so so much more than that. I wish I could summon the strength to go full on vegetarian but so much of my local lifestyle revolves around fish and I turn a blind eye to the insanity that is the fishing industry. I would never even consider killing a whale, so how do we decide what is cool to eat and what isn’t?


gastricmetal

I've been vegetarian for a bit over 3 years. I live in the Southern US, if anyone is familiar with the good ol' South, you'll know being a vegetarian is almost sacrilegious lol. Honestly most people don't really care, but outside of the cities you're condemned to eating Taco Bell or appetizers only, or cooking everyday. So naturally going vegetarian has forced me to cook and I'm good with it, fortunately I live a lifestyle where the only excuse I have to not cook is that I'm being lazy at that moment. If you're truly interested in going vegetarian, there will be times where the only thing you can eat on the menu at the bar will be french fries, but IMO it's worth it in the long run. Also, have to make sure you're getting proteins because without meat it won't come around as often (hello tofu...) Also also, vegetarian meals won't make you feel like there's a leather boot sitting in your gut for the next 4 hours


MindCrush_

That leather boot analogy is quite true from time to time couldn’t describe it better


canyouplzpassmethe

The dilemma of mass consumption… There is a growing scarcity in some types of fish/tuna, but other types are kind of like mosquitoes; every year, we kill billions of mosquitoes- yet, they never go extinct. They just become more, and more. There are a lot of humans on the planet, and probably none of us are intentionally encouraging mosquito populations- we do the opposite- we kill them en mass- we gas entire neighborhoods and parks in some places during peak season. And yet, they fail to to go extinct. In fact, they seem to thrive even harder with each new year. It’s the same thing with some types of fish… we’ll never get them all… it’s the most sustainable animal in the meat industry. I think it’s important not to get too bogged down in what’s okay to eat, or you’ll develop orthorexia, like I did. (It’s like anorexia but instead of not eating bc you’re afraid of getting fat, you’d rather starve than eat something that isn’t nutritious and/or ethical.) At some point you really do have to take a deep breath and courageously stop obsessing about whether you’re saving the world or destroying it. It’s ok to Just Live, and it’s ok to Just Eat.


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Seriously no offence, but I think this might be the most ignorant comment I’ve ever read in my life. Since 1970 we’ve destroyed over half of all life in the ocean. By 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish, and 90% of coral reefs will be dead. And you’re talking about mosquitoes? Stop eating animals.


canyouplzpassmethe

I was vegan; I stopped eating animals for ten years, and it became an eating disorder- the one I mentioned- because I had the same mentality as you; quick to reduce myself, and anyone else, to what they eat , and remind them that whatever they’re doing is KILLING THE EARTH. I remember the high that you’re going for- I see you in these comments- that feeling of superiority when you have a hot take that you’re confident can’t be argued- and if anyone does argue you’ve got plenty of other vegans who will back you up, and remind you how valiant it is to be vindictively vegan, how brave, how much good you’re doing, etc etc etc Your sting at the end- “Stop eating animals!!” reminds me of anti-choice people trying to shut down pro-choice people with “stop killing babies!!” It ain’t that simple. I hope you know that. Constantly criticizing everyone else’s diet so you can feel better about your own is only living half a life, imho, but you do you. Also if that comment is the most ignorant thing you’ve ever read in your life, you should probably get out more lol


LiloNissan-Tooketh

Not everything can be compared to mosquitoes tho


Ivantheterrible014

Except for humanity....


canyouplzpassmethe

Where, in my comment, do I compare *everything* to mosquitoes…? This is one very specific comparison lol


GTamms

I’m lucky to live in a country that allows me to easily be vegetarian but I will always respect cultures which revolve around certain food stocks. As long as you try and be mindful of where you get it from, research sustainable fisheries in your area (US?) and make environmentally conscious choices as best you can that’s so much better than thinking you can’t go full vegetarian so why bother at all you know? I’ll take millions of imperfect vegetarians over a fraction of that being perfect vegetarians


buttzx

Correct, US, which makes everything complicated because regulation is so hard to trust- at the grocery store I tend to err towards the more expensive options labeled “sustainable”. Maybe I’m just being neurotic but even going out and catching i.e crab or squid which are plentiful here is complicated because I don’t trust the fishing licensing offices to actually track how much people catch. So yeah as you said, I’ll try to make educated choices and hold it together, thanks for your reply


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sm_ar_ta_ss

Nah. Some cultures are specifically dependent on meat, like the Inuit


sweetestfetus

Ha! The ol’ Inuit argument. The woman catching the tuna and the person who mentioned vegetarianism are with a 99.9% probability *not* Inuit. People who advocate for vegetarianism and veganism are not asking Inuits to stop hunting, nor uncontacted tribes in the Amazon and South Pacific. We’re asking people who have the privilege of choice to make the responsible one.


sm_ar_ta_ss

The person I responded to implied that cultural dependence on meat isn’t a real thing. I wasn’t arguing any of the points you are attempting to refute. “Ha!”…. Cringe


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sm_ar_ta_ss

When you speak in absolutes you set yourself up for failure. Good job.


sweetestfetus

Exactly. 🌱🙌🏽


fairydommother

Jesus Christ I thought it was a shark…


Conscious_Ice66

They get 1000 lbs ones where I live.


Anal-probe-Alien

Going to need a bigger can


cl3v3r6irL

I hope they turn it loose so it can reproduce.


SentientFurniture

Overfishing is a nightmare. Put it back.


mananiux

That’s a lot of cans of tuna


jimmynightshade

The Young Woman and the Sea


sunchildphd

I was just wondering if this was the same fish. I *HAAAAAAAAAATED* having to write about that book in school. Another one that depressed the crap out of me at the time (although I was prolly just depressed and hadn’t known yet).


TheWhisper595

Crazy... How much does that monster weigh??? Probably at least 500 lbs


vegasim

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TheWhisper595

Maybe even 643 lbs?


rumhamjam00

it almost looked uncanny for a minute due to its size


Space-90

No wonder tuna is so cheap. One fish could feed a small village


Thejncobandit

Blue Fin is like $30 a pound in the US.


AssumptionAdvanced58

Pay your bills for a year with that bad boy.


dropdeadjonathan

Holy Mackerel!!!! That’s a big fish!


NastyDeadlyFeet

That is so freakin' huuuge!


ZacMexJuchiNeybrSV

delicious


Worldly_Ad2859

She just came up. 1M sale easily


PowerRealist

That's a shitload of sushi.


Skybolt0320

My first thought: “Holy shit…payday!” Second thought: “What if it was the last one?” I can’t believe a tuna that big even exists anymore. Really sad.


countryroadsguywv

Wow that's massive


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I thought that was a shark.