First bluefin tuna caught in North Sea off Whitby since 1960s

Atlantic bluefin tuna have been caught off Yorkshire for the first time in an estimated 60 years, researchers said, marking a potential return to the North Sea. Scientists from the University of Exeter tagged six fish near Whitby after noting the species had not been seen there since the 1960s, when overfishing and the decline of herring shoals reduced numbers. On Sunday, the crew of The Dominator landed a 338kg tuna, then caught another a day later weighing “just a little bit” less. The British record is 386kg set in Whitby in 1933. The catch was reportedly sold before the boat returned.