新州渔民钓获1116磅蓝鳍金枪鱼：曾被欢呼破纪录，却因钓获水域不合规
据Seacoastonline与Outdoor Life报道，新罕布什尔州一名渔民在新英格兰外海钓获一条重达1,116磅的蓝鳍金枪鱼——这条鱼最初被当作打破州纪录的渔获庆祝，随后州渔猎部门认定其不符合纪录资格。
渔民布兰登·麦吉尔于10月2日晚登上萨维奇包船公司的36英尺渔船“Out of Line”，与船长杰米·萨维奇一起从赖伊港出发进行通宵海钓。在经历了数小时的恶劣海况和几乎一无所获之后，10月3日晚7点左右，一条活鱿鱼饵被咬住。两人追逐这条鱼约一英里才将其拖到船边；由于鱼太大无法在海上起吊，他们一路将其拖回赖伊港，于10月4日周日清晨上岸称重。
这条金枪鱼重1,116磅，比该州2013年创下的962磅纪录重了154磅。渔获上岸次日被当作破纪录之作庆祝，州长凯利·阿约特还在社交媒体上发文祝贺。但麦吉尔说，10月5日傍晚他得知，新罕布什尔州渔猎部门认定这条鱼不符合纪录资格：纪录鱼必须在新罕布什尔州水域内钓获，而官员告诉他，这条金枪鱼的钓获地点远超出了州水域界线。
“老实说，我对此并不是很在意，”麦吉尔说。他将保留鱼尾作为纪念品，其余鱼肉将进入市场，很可能销往日本。“如果你钓了很久的金枪鱼，能钓到一条1,000磅以上的鱼，那真是做梦都想的事，”他说。
New Hampshire Fisherman Lands 1,116-Pound Bluefin Tuna — Then Learns It Won't Count as a State Record
A New Hampshire fisherman hauled in a 1,116-pound bluefin tuna off the New England coast — a catch initially celebrated as a state record before wildlife officials ruled it did not qualify, Seacoastonline and Outdoor Life reported.
Brandon McGirl boarded the 36-foot boat "Out of Line" with Capt. Jamie Savage of Savage Charters NH for an overnight trip out of Rye Harbor on the night of October 2. After hours of rough seas and little action, a live squid bait was hit around 7 p.m. on October 3. The crew chased the fish for about a mile before getting it alongside the boat; too big to lift at sea, they towed it back to Rye Harbor on Sunday morning, October 4.
The tuna weighed 1,116 pounds — 154 pounds heavier than the state's existing 962-pound record set in 2013. The catch was celebrated as a record-breaker the next day, with congratulations from Gov. Kelly Ayotte on social media. But by the end of October 5, McGirl said he learned that New Hampshire Fish and Game had determined the fish did not qualify: a record fish must be caught in New Hampshire waters, and officials told him the tuna was taken well beyond that line.
"Honestly, I could kind of care less about that," McGirl said. He is keeping the tail as a trophy; the rest of the fish is headed to market, likely to Japan. "If you tuna fish for long time, to catch a 1,000-pound fish, it's something that you dream of," he said.
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