BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 4, 2023
The Casco Bay Bluefin Bonanza is an annual fishing tournament where dozens of massive tuna were caught, and money was raised for scholarships at Maine’s community colleges. The heaviest tuna tallied on the leaderboard during the five-day bonanza weighed 756 pounds. It was brought to shore on Thursday by My Three Blondes, captained by Joe Pinkham of Five Islands. The biggest bluefin tuna catch on record was a 1,496-pound monster caught in Nova Scotia in 1979. Although there are concerns about many marine species in Maine and around the world, bluefin, the largest species of tuna, seem to be doing just fine.