Whopper tuna caught off Mullaghmore

safetyboy

http://www.sligotoday.ie/details.php?id=27808


Oh My!

pullandbang

It's illegal to land & kill a tuna here.....

Jonnykitedude

pullandbang wrote: »

It's illegal to land & kill a tuna here.....

Wow I didn't know that! How come?

I was thinking that fish must be worth a few grand until I read your post

Guest0000

For that fish to realise anything near its true valve, it needs to be dressed and put on ice, right after coming on board, not hanging on a dock side drippingin blood, hours after capture,

Fantastic fish no doubt, with the family photo taken, would a tag not of been more in order, and track your fish back on its migratory journey...

Hope his paperwork in in order....

deadlybuzzman

Guest0000 wrote: »

For that fish to realise anything near its true valve, it needs to be dressed and put on ice, right after coming on board, not hanging on a dock side drippingin blood, hours after capture,

Fantastic fish no doubt, with the family photo taken, would a tag not of been more in order, and track your fish back on its migratory journey...

Hope his paperwork in in order....

About 2 years ago the Irish record tuna was caught in the same neck of the woods. The owner of a local restaurant bought it at auction, got a load of free publicity with a front page story on the local paper. The tuna was no more after only a couple of weeks

dodderangler

Fcuk me that's some sardine
I wouldn't mind a steak off it. Always wondered how fish that size are killed.
Like with a trout for instance I use a priest i made from a old brush handle wrapped in a small piece if metal and sellotape or if I Havint I'd bang it off a rock.

Zzippy

pullandbang wrote: »

It's illegal to land & kill a tuna here.....

I asked a sea fisheries officer about this today, and he said it wasn't illegal, but it might be if the fish was sold for profit. The commercial industry sometimes catch them in bycatch, and are permitted to land them. For what its worth, the same boat hooked 2 more tuna today and boated one, which was tagged and released.

Hatfry

dodderangler wrote: »

Fcuk me that's some sardine
I wouldn't mind a steak off it. Always wondered how fish that size are killed.
Like with a trout for instance I use a priest i made from a old brush handle wrapped in a small piece if metal and sellotape or if I Havint I'd bang it off a rock.

Old school

cuddlycavies

A fish like that is worth serious money if kept right. The brain has to be killed by an incision on the forehead and a wire inserted in the hole and filed down through the central nervous system. in such case the heart continues to work as normal and prevents the release of adrenalin into the flesh. End result perfect shashimi! Yum! Otherwise it's just Tuna steaks.

pullandbang

From Sea Fisheries Protection Authority website

http://sfpa.oghamtech.ie/News/TabId/167/ArtMID/538/ArticleID/6/SFPA-advise-anglers-of-tag-and-release-system-following-fish-death-.aspx

The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority are advising anglers to be aware of the tag and release system for blue fin tuna that have been spotted off the coast of Donegal Bay in the past number of weeks.

This follows one of the fish dying after it was brought to the coast at Mullaghmore in Co. Sligo last week.

The large ocean going fish are rarely seen off the Irish coast and due to this, it is recommended that they are tagged and released as there is no allowance under the EU quota system for the fish to be landed.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

The use of "advising" and "recommended" render it all a moot point.

pullandbang

...and the fact that there is "no allowance for the fish to be landed" makes it plain as mud that it shouldn't have happened.

Would agree though that their use of language is a bit wishy washy.

dbrock

nice fish

ROSSKI

Typical Ireland for ya - A fish caught in Irish waters by a local fisherman and he "probably can't sell it " I am sure a local hotel or restaurant could have found a use for it.

In these challenging and difficult times Imagine the visitors that it would bring to Mullaghmore if it was in the news papers, radio etc.

You soon will need a licence to ****e the way this country is going!

dodderangler

ROSSKI wrote: »

You soon will need a licence to ****e the way this country is going!

Can I pay by month?

dardevle

ROSSKI wrote: »

Typical Ireland for ya - A fish caught in Irish waters by a local fisherman and he "probably can't sell it " I am sure a local hotel or restaurant could have found a use for it.

In these challenging and difficult times Imagine the visitors that it would bring to Mullaghmore if it was in the news papers, radio etc.

You soon will need a licence to ****e the way this country is going!

let me guess - your fav method of angling has to be...... trolling:rolleyes:

Zzippy

dodderangler wrote: »

Can I pay by month?

If it's pay by weight you're fcuked!

dodderangler

Zzippy wrote: »

If it's pay by weight you're fcuked!

Have to relax on the protein so

natdog

dodderangler wrote: »

Have to relax on the protein so

and if its talking ****e your really fcuked.

CJhaughey

Clarification of the situation vis-a-vis Bluefin angling in Ireland
http://sfpa.oghamtech.ie/News.aspx
http://www.fisheriesireland.ie/Press-releases/endangered-bluefin-tuna-caught-in-irish-waters.html

ROSSKI

dardevle wrote: »

let me guess - your fav method of angling has to be...... trolling:rolleyes:

No I prefer Dynamite ;-) there's a wink for ya to cheer u up !