Back at Oregon Inlet, the scale was broken, but the U.S. Coast Guard helped measure the bluefin tuna and estimated its weight as 1,000 pounds. It was 9½-feet long with an 83-inch girth.

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (WCVB) - Three teenage fishermen in Massachusetts hauled in a giant bluefin tuna that, at 1,000 pounds, weighed more than the three of them combined. Capt. Dan Smith and his crew ...

Members of the Coast Guard, however, estimated the fish’s weight to be about 1,000 pounds. If accurate, it would be a record-breaker in North Carolina, as the current state record for Bluefin ...

Last October, she caught a 1,428-pound mega tuna in the same waters. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.

Father, son reel in 1,000-pound bluefin tuna off North Carolina coast by: Tamara Scott, Nexstar Media Wire. Posted: Mar 1, 2021 / 10:10 PM EST. Updated: Mar 1, 2021 / 10:10 PM EST.

How much is a 1,000-pound tuna worth? In 2019, a 612-pound bluefin tuna sold for an incredible $3.1 million at a Japanese fish market. To date, it’s the most expensive tuna ever sold.

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (WCVB) - Three teenage fishermen in Massachusetts hauled in a giant bluefin tuna that, at 1,000 pounds, weighed more than the three of them combined. Capt. Dan Smith and his crew ...

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (WCVB) - Three teenage fishermen in Massachusetts hauled in a giant bluefin tuna that, at 1,000 pounds, weighed more than the three of them combined. Capt. Dan Smith and his crew ...

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (WCVB) - Three teenage fishermen in Massachusetts hauled in a giant bluefin tuna that, at 1,000 pounds, weighed more than the three of them combined. Capt. Dan Smith and his crew ...

Capt. Dan Smith, center, and his crew, Kyle Falle and Jim McCormack, caught a 10-foot plus giant bluefin tuna that weighed more than 1,000 pounds just a mile off Provincetown, Massachusetts.