Giant blue fin tuna found off Scottish island

Salmon farmers off a Hebridean island have rescued a huge Pacific blue fin tuna after it appeared in one of their pens.

Staff at the Marine Harvest farm at Colonsay were surprised when the fish, normally associated with warmer waters, appeared.

They estimate the 3m-long tuna discovered after unusual activity in their pens weighed 300kg – more than 47 stone.

Farm manager Ali Geddes said: “There seemed to be a real feeding frenzy going on with the dolphins and porpoises. It’s now clear they were chasing a tuna.”

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