school Bluefin tuna is 100 to 200 pounds.Giant Bluefin tuna is 400 pounds.
Anywhere from 15-25% is average right off the top of the fish, no expenses factored in. Depends largely on the mates experience and or performance. If the mate is along for the ride: 10% (below average), if he is the one catching the fish 25%. I've heard up to 35% after boat expenses are deducted. Most mates in the northeast work on an off the top basis. Can I make money tuna fishing?... Yes we offer a 1/3 split between the charter the crew and the boat. You get 1/3 of the value of any Giant Bluefin tuna over 73. This value can be anywhere from $200 to $2000 depending on the quality and size of the fish. It's tough out there. On the northern Atlantic, where a single bluefin tuna can bring in as much as $20,000, fishermen out of Gloucester, Mass ., will try to catch all they can. The highest-paying states for tuna fishermen were Washington, Massachusetts, Virginia and New Jersey. The tuna fishermen in Washington averaged $30,240 per year, equal to an hourly wage of $14.54. Massachusetts paid its fishermen an average of $30,020 per year, equal to $14.43 per hour. The fishermen in Virginia earned an average of $29,710 per year, or $14.28 per hour. What size are the tuna you catch?.. The average school Bluefin tuna is around 100 to 200 pounds The average Giant Bluefin tuna average around 400 pounds but we have caught fish as big as 1000 pounds.
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