Surfers spot giant tuna
Giant bluefin tuna leaps behind surfers in Cornwall during a feeding frenzy
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A huge bluefin tuna leapt almost entirely out of the sea at Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall, snatching a mackerel during a feeding frenzy just behind surfers taking a lesson. Newquay Activity Centre manager Jacob Waller filmed the encounter and said the footage was genuine after it drew online speculation that it had been AI-generated. Bluefin tuna have become more common around Britain following recovery from severe overfishing, with Cornwall among the areas where they are increasingly seen.
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The tuna’s appearance was part of a broader return of the species to British waters: it had been absent from the coastline in the 1990s before conservation measures helped stocks recover.
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In August, a 746lb bluefin tuna was caught and landed at Whitby—the first landed in the North Sea in almost 90 years. Whitby also holds the British rod-and-line record, an 851lb tuna caught in 1933.
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People reacting to the viral video on X shared jokes as well as amazement: one said the moment made them think “the tins should be bigger somehow,” while another joked, “this is why they cannot catch anything.”
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