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After 60 years away, the world’s most expensive fish returns to the Belgian North Sea
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After 60 years away, the world’s most expensive fish returns to the Belgian North Sea

So: after more than six decades away, Atlantic bluefin tuna have been spotted again in Belgian waters. A wind-farm technician saw three or four of the powerful fish, each around 1.5 to 2 metres long, hunting near Thorntonbank. The Flemish Marine Institute considers the sighting credible, and marine biologist Jan Seys calls the tuna’s return a conservation success story. Their comeback reflects recovering stocks in their Mediterranean breeding grounds after years of protective measures, a hopeful sign for the North Sea.
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