Thousands of tonnes of giant bluefin tuna have been legally caught by ecstatic anglers.

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Pictured: Tuna caught off coast in Cornwall after big game fishing returned to UK waters.<br />
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Around £150m worth of bluefin tuna have been caught in the first season since big game fishing returned to UK waters.<br />
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The sea off the south west coast of England has seen a resurgence in the monster species and it is now regarded as a 'world class' fishery for them.<br />
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Earlier this year the government relaxed laws banning the catching of the threatened fish by granting permission for a pioneering catch-and-release tagging (CHART) programme.

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Pictured: Tuna caught off coast in Cornwall after big game fishing returned to UK waters.

Around £150m worth of bluefin tuna have been caught in the first season since big game fishing returned to UK waters.

The sea off the south west coast of England has seen a resurgence in the monster species and it is now regarded as a 'world class' fishery for them.

Earlier this year...
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