San Pietro small island off the coast of Sardinia since the time of Caesar men
Sardinia since the time of Caesar men
Sardinia since the time of Caesar men have fished these fertile Mediterranean
have fished these fertile Mediterranean
have fished these fertile Mediterranean waters their most prized catch the
waters their most prized catch the
waters their most prized catch the mighty bluefin tuna a species revered as
mighty bluefin tuna a species revered as
mighty bluefin tuna a species revered as food and as a worthy opponent
food and as a worthy opponent
food and as a worthy opponent Capernaum Bosch a tuna is a very strong
Capernaum Bosch a tuna is a very strong
Capernaum Bosch a tuna is a very strong fish be generous and the one that breaks
fish be generous and the one that breaks
fish be generous and the one that breaks the Nets that’s the tuna I really love
the Nets that’s the tuna I really love
the Nets that’s the tuna I really love there’s some of the strongest beasts on
there’s some of the strongest beasts on
there’s some of the strongest beasts on earth equipped with oxygen rich muscle
earth equipped with oxygen rich muscle
earth equipped with oxygen rich muscle tissue that allows them to stay warm and
tissue that allows them to stay warm and
tissue that allows them to stay warm and agile even when hunting in frigid 40
agile even when hunting in frigid 40
agile even when hunting in frigid 40 degree waters tunas swim with astounding
degree waters tunas swim with astounding
degree waters tunas swim with astounding power and stamina even reaching speeds
power and stamina even reaching speeds
power and stamina even reaching speeds of 60 miles an hour so strong they can
of 60 miles an hour so strong they can
of 60 miles an hour so strong they can easily travel across the Atlantic Ocean
easily travel across the Atlantic Ocean
easily travel across the Atlantic Ocean in weeks huge and shimmering bluefin
in weeks huge and shimmering bluefin
in weeks huge and shimmering bluefin tuna fend off predators by schooling
tuna fend off predators by schooling
tuna fend off predators by schooling underwater deftly corralling and killing
underwater deftly corralling and killing
underwater deftly corralling and killing prey tuna have a limitless capacity to
prey tuna have a limitless capacity to
prey tuna have a limitless capacity to grow larger and larger record tuna have
grow larger and larger record tuna have
grow larger and larger record tuna have stretched as long as 15 feet weighing
stretched as long as 15 feet weighing
stretched as long as 15 feet weighing nearly 1,500 pounds but no matter how
nearly 1,500 pounds but no matter how
nearly 1,500 pounds but no matter how big they get their bulk never slows them
big they get their bulk never slows them
big they get their bulk never slows them down bluefin tuna swim faster than it’s
down bluefin tuna swim faster than it’s
down bluefin tuna swim faster than it’s legal to drive on most freeways these
legal to drive on most freeways these
legal to drive on most freeways these are very large very fast growing fish
are very large very fast growing fish
are very large very fast growing fish and when a fish is as large as they’re
and when a fish is as large as they’re
and when a fish is as large as they’re very little in the ocean can threaten
very little in the ocean can threaten
very little in the ocean can threaten them
no man can hand fish bluefin alone it
no man can hand fish bluefin alone it takes a tuna catching company called a
takes a tuna catching company called a
takes a tuna catching company called a tanara the head of the fishermen is the
tanara the head of the fishermen is the
tanara the head of the fishermen is the rice arabic for leader more than anyone
rice arabic for leader more than anyone
rice arabic for leader more than anyone he bears the burden of their feast or
he bears the burden of their feast or
he bears the burden of their feast or famine rice the vessel – bap the rice is
famine rice the vessel – bap the rice is
famine rice the vessel – bap the rice is the expert he has to be able to feel and
the expert he has to be able to feel and
the expert he has to be able to feel and practically be able to talk to the tuna
practically be able to talk to the tuna
practically be able to talk to the tuna each spring tanara fisherman called Tona
each spring tanara fisherman called Tona
each spring tanara fisherman called Tona wrote a drop woven nets into the sea
wrote a drop woven nets into the sea
wrote a drop woven nets into the sea creating an elaborate maze stretching
creating an elaborate maze stretching
creating an elaborate maze stretching nearly a mile as tuna migrate to the
nearly a mile as tuna migrate to the
nearly a mile as tuna migrate to the northwest
northwest
northwest they swim into a single net stretching
they swim into a single net stretching
they swim into a single net stretching half a mile to the shore called the tail
half a mile to the shore called the tail
half a mile to the shore called the tail the tail diverts the tuna into the trap
the tail diverts the tuna into the trap
the tail diverts the tuna into the trap once inside the fish Corral into a
once inside the fish Corral into a
once inside the fish Corral into a series of chambers ultimately leading to
series of chambers ultimately leading to
series of chambers ultimately leading to the final net nicknamed the chamber of
the final net nicknamed the chamber of
the final net nicknamed the chamber of death the rice decides when the nets are
death the rice decides when the nets are
death the rice decides when the nets are full watching and checking them in
full watching and checking them in
full watching and checking them in regular John’s from shore on his go the
regular John’s from shore on his go the
regular John’s from shore on his go the collective must be ready for one of the
collective must be ready for one of the
collective must be ready for one of the most back-breaking hand fishing
most back-breaking hand fishing
most back-breaking hand fishing practices on earth May time for the
practices on earth May time for the
practices on earth May time for the harvest the men begin pulling the net
harvest the men begin pulling the net
harvest the men begin pulling the net dragging their boats inward forcing the
dragging their boats inward forcing the
dragging their boats inward forcing the fish four towards the chamber of death
fish four towards the chamber of death
fish four towards the chamber of death as the net closed in what starts as an
as the net closed in what starts as an
as the net closed in what starts as an almost mile-long tuna Traub ends up as a
almost mile-long tuna Traub ends up as a
almost mile-long tuna Traub ends up as a single net more than twice the size of a
single net more than twice the size of a
single net more than twice the size of a swimming pool
swimming pool
swimming pool not just the net weighs several tons you
not just the net weighs several tons you
not just the net weighs several tons you have to raise it with your hands you
have to raise it with your hands you
have to raise it with your hands you need a lot of strength to avoid net
need a lot of strength to avoid net
need a lot of strength to avoid net ripping chaos timing is everything
ripping chaos timing is everything
ripping chaos timing is everything Oakland will spend carry fish on the
Oakland will spend carry fish on the
Oakland will spend carry fish on the ostrich Kennedy we can lose fish when we
ostrich Kennedy we can lose fish when we
ostrich Kennedy we can lose fish when we attempt to close them in the chamber of
attempt to close them in the chamber of
attempt to close them in the chamber of death
death
death chef’s guys Fonda the Nets can collapse
chef’s guys Fonda the Nets can collapse
chef’s guys Fonda the Nets can collapse and this makes the job even harder
at last it’s time for the matanza
at last it’s time for the matanza Italian for slaughter a massive fish
Italian for slaughter a massive fish
Italian for slaughter a massive fish flip at the surface if the men dropped
flip at the surface if the men dropped
flip at the surface if the men dropped any part of the net the tuna could
any part of the net the tuna could
any part of the net the tuna could escape one by one using hooks the toner
escape one by one using hooks the toner
escape one by one using hooks the toner rotate jump into the water and wrestle
rotate jump into the water and wrestle
rotate jump into the water and wrestle the behemoths on board modern commercial
the behemoths on board modern commercial
the behemoths on board modern commercial boats will ion winches here they used
boats will ion winches here they used
boats will ion winches here they used powerful arms proud to keep an ancient
powerful arms proud to keep an ancient
powerful arms proud to keep an ancient tradition alive
the grueling work takes hours the men
the grueling work takes hours the men are exhausted yet no one quits
at last after months of preparing
at last after months of preparing planning and plotting the matanza the 42
planning and plotting the matanza the 42
planning and plotting the matanza the 42 men to Nara team hoists up the final
men to Nara team hoists up the final
men to Nara team hoists up the final tuna surveying the mammoth catch mission
tuna surveying the mammoth catch mission
tuna surveying the mammoth catch mission accomplished
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