The 535-pound fish, purchased by Japan's self-proclaimed "Tuna King," was sliced and shipped to sushi restaurants across the ...

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com After an outstanding start to the bluefin tuna season, with schools reported less than three miles off the Outer Banks, NOAA Fisheries will close the 2026 recreational season ...

It wasn’t always bluefin. Albacore came first, just as A comes before B in the alphabet. Back in the ‘60s, while I was still in my single-digit years, I remember seeing long-finned albacore swimming ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NAGS HEAD, N.C. (WNCN) – For a few special ...

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The top bidder for the prized tuna at the predawn auction was Kiyomura Corp., whose owner, Kiyoshi Kimura, runs the popular Sushi Zanmai chain.

NAGS HEAD, N.C. (WNCN) – For a few special days in April, fishing enthusiasts flocked to a pier along North Carolina’s Outer Banks for a rare chance at catching bluefin tuna, huge fish usually found ...