Far more difficult it was when only the fins could be seen, so-called "stripefisk". When the tuna was baiting, it was easy to spot. In this way a tuna purse seine vessel was lost off Utvær in 1961, and one other vessel was saved at the very last minute. Sometimes the current was so strong that the auxiliary vessels were unable to tow the seine vessels with haul, clear of rocks and skerries. In high or rolling seas, the risks were high, and there were accidents. Tuna fishing took place in the summer and close to land, yet it could be rough. At the same time, brand new, splendid vessels entered the field, with powerful engines and equipment made for this fishery. This made work easier, and there was less tearing. Some had the stern of their vessels rebuilt, to make room for the seine behind the wheelhouse. Some who had no seine vessels of their own, rented one. In addition, several boats were hired out as auxiliaries. In all, about ten vessels in Solund had a tuna seine onboard. In Solund several people invested in tuna seines jointly, but there were also those who owned two seines. The power block, which was well suited for tuna fishing, were on the vessels from 1959 onwards. This was a success, and little by little, the whole seines were made of nylon. Only in 1957 did the first vessels have nylon in parts of the seines. Hauls such as this were often lost since the seines at the time could not cope with the power and weight of such quantities. The gutting took place at the quay at Florø, where "nobody has seen a bigger bloodbath". After ten hours, seven vessels were loaded. Neither before nor later did anyone catch such a high number of fish in one haul. The historic catch was made by the "Nordsolund" on 4 August,1950, in the Hellefjorden, where they caught 748 tuna. The recent investment was a coalfish seine which cost NOK 36,000, made by Kristiansand Fiskegarnsfabrikk.
Only a month and a half later, they were able to fish, but then off the county of Sogn og Fjordane, near Kråkenes, where they caught 120 fish. The following year, more ship-owners had bought one, or had their own seines made, among them Bjarne Færøy and his brothers, who went north to the Helgeland coast on the vessel "Nordsolund". The result was questionable, but the fish was big, and optimism along the coast rose. Two vessels from the south had even installed American tuna purse seines, which were now being tested. "The anglers knew this was a huge and special fish and it's not very often you get a big southern bluefin tuna and to see it with a tag was a special and phenomenal moment," he said.In 1949, seine fishing for tuna became important in the north of Norway. Tell us your location and find more local ABC News and informationįor the anglers onboard the Charter Fish Narooma vessel it was a gruelling catch of the day that took more than four hours to reel in.īenn Boulton, who operates the boat, said by the time it reached the boat it was dead due to the fishing line that was caught around its gills.The southern bluefin tuna is a highly migratory fish and travels right around Australia and most part of the Southern, Indian and Pacific Oceans. "There's not a very big proportion of the population that gets through to old age." "You could consider this one to be a very lucky fish," Dr Davies said. It also rated second largest in weight at 148 kilograms, in the top 20 for length at 1.8 metres as well as having the most days at liberty for a CSIRO tag - 9,639 days.
Yet, this particular specimen was not only the most senior. This includes collecting data on their rate of mortality due to natural causes and due to fishing at different sizes and ages to assist with fishery management. Researchers at CSIRO tag the species as part of a program to track their movement and monitor population biology.
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