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- British fishermen landed two giant bluefin tunas off Yorkshire, the first market catch in over 60 years.
- Each tuna weighed about 320 kg (700 lb) and was landed a day apart near Whitby after July licences.
- Professor Rodney Forster of Hull University called the catch a “success story” for UK fisheries management.
- Calum Duncan of the Marine Conservation Society warned tuna survival depends on stronger UK fishing policies and climate action.
