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| Kayakers haul 300lb bluefin tuna ashore in Cornwall | Kayakers haul 300lb bluefin tuna ashore in Cornwall |
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| A 300lb (136kg) tuna fish has been towed to a Cornish beach after a group of kayakers found it floating in the sea. | A 300lb (136kg) tuna fish has been towed to a Cornish beach after a group of kayakers found it floating in the sea. |
| The fish was discovered floating in the water at Kingsand by a group of friends on holiday. | The fish was discovered floating in the water at Kingsand by a group of friends on holiday. |
| Experts who examined the fish identified it as a rare bluefin. | Experts who examined the fish identified it as a rare bluefin. |
| Although potentially worth hundreds of thousands of pounds internationally, it is illegal to catch or sell the endangered species from British waters. | Although potentially worth hundreds of thousands of pounds internationally, it is illegal to catch or sell the endangered species from British waters. |
| Cornwall Wildlife Trust strandings officer Claire Wallerstein said: "I just could not believe it. | Cornwall Wildlife Trust strandings officer Claire Wallerstein said: "I just could not believe it. |
| "Someone came to my house to tell me there was a dead dolphin on the beach. | "Someone came to my house to tell me there was a dead dolphin on the beach. |
| "They were coming out of the sea with this huge monster, but then I could see it was a tuna." | "They were coming out of the sea with this huge monster, but then I could see it was a tuna." |
| The find by the five friends - Charlotte Chambers, Shauna Creamer, Hannah Ford, Sarah Little and Laura Pickervance - was reported to the authorities and would be transported to the University of Exeter in Falmouth for examination, the trust said. | |
| Bluefin tuna is found in the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, with smaller quantities fished from the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean. | |
| Bluefin numbers began to decline in the 1960s with the introduction of new fishing methods, with over-fishing leading to its critically endangered status. | |
| The biggest market for the fish is Japan, where people eat it raw in sushi. | |
| Prices can be high for such tuna because of its rarity. | |
| In 2013, a 489lb (222kg) bluefin tuna was bought at an auction for £1.05m by a sushi restaurant owner in Japan. |