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

For the first time in approximately six decades, Atlantic bluefin tuna have been caught off the Yorkshire coast. These formidable fish had not been spotted in the North Sea since the 1960s, a disappearance attributed to overfishing and the decline of herring shoals, according to researchers at the University of Exeter. Recently, the team tagged…