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A Short but Sweet Bluefin Tuna Season

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Bluefin tuna fishing has been very good. A little too good, perhaps, because anglers have filled the recreational fishing quota already and the fishery has been closed for what may be the remainder of the year.

Bluefin tuna fishing has been very good. A little too good, perhaps, because anglers have filled the recreational fishing quota already and the fishery has been closed for what may be the remainder of the year.

The King family had a fun day in the sun aboard the Shinnecock Star, fluke fishing in Shinnecock Bay recently. DEENA LIPPMAN

The King family had a fun day in the sun aboard the Shinnecock Star, fluke fishing in Shinnecock Bay recently. DEENA LIPPMAN

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In the Field

  • Publication: East Hampton Press
  • Published on: Aug 13, 2025
  • Columnist: Michael Wright
The fishing for bluefin tuna over the last five weeks or so has been nothing short of outstanding. But now the party is over. The regulators at NOAA have decided... more

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