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Girl, 9, catches massive 28-stone bluefin tuna worth £70k on sea-fishing trip with dad

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READ MORE:Fisherman empties 'sea devil's' stomach with power hose as bizarre contents stream outAs the species is protected in the UK, it's illegal to catch to eat where the tuna could fetch up to around £70,000 in some regions in the world.

The fish can only be caught from August to November for scientific purposes before being released in the UK.Dad John, 35, expressed his surprise at the catch and said: “We couldn’t believe how big it was."It was only Izzy’s second outing and this was the first fish on.

We were around 20 miles out."The fish started off pretty slow, then it started to run. It took around half an hour for us to get it alongside the boat.”The pair were fishing off Plymouth, Devon, aboard charter boat Fortuna, a vessel that gives anglers a three-month period to potentially catch big game fish they wouldn't usually come across in the UK.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.John, a farmer from Crediton, Devon, spoke about the sheer size of the fish as he said: “It was even heavier than me and I’m 6ft tall, so it was much heavier than Izzy.“She was excited but exhausted.

She slept well that night.”Mark Jury, owner of Fortuna Charters, added: “It was amazing watching a nine-year-old catch a fish six times the weight of her.“Izzy is going to be one hell of a fisherwoman.

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