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09-05-2009, 08:47 PM
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
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John White at fishermans outfitters in Gloustah, tells of killer whales slaughtering giant tuna in mass bay some {probly 10 now} years ago
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09-05-2009, 10:27 PM
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Too old to give a....
Join Date: Dec 2007
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The Tammy Rose out of chatham saw one last oct
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May fortune favor the foolish....
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09-05-2009, 10:40 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Whitman,Ma.
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Yes... Saw many years ago in the Bay back in the 70's
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I'm going where I'm going... 
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09-06-2009, 08:46 AM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Newport, RI
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I recently either read somewhere or watched a TV show discussing killer whales off the Cape.
I just can't seem to remember where so I can't link it to this thread...  |
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09-06-2009, 09:08 AM
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Location: Norwich Ct
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thefishingfreak
John White at fishermans outfitters in Gloustah, tells of killer whales slaughtering giant tuna in mass bay some {probly 10 now} years ago
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Charlie Dodge told me the same story,around that same time frame. |
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09-06-2009, 09:30 AM
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In "Fish the chair,if you dare",Capt Greg Beacher writes of seeing one between the cape,and BI,with a giant tuna in its jaws.
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09-06-2009, 07:23 PM
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Cape Crusader
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Ashland, MA
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Probably a stupid question for those who know these fish much better than I, but:
How the hell can a killer whale catch a giant tuna? Can't the tuna just turn on the jets and put a killer whale two miles behind it in a second flat?
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09-06-2009, 07:57 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Mansfield, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Blitzseeker
Probably a stupid question for those who know these fish much better than I, but:
How the hell can a killer whale catch a giant tuna? Can't the tuna just turn on the jets and put a killer whale two miles behind it in a second flat?
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I was wondering the same. Here's a quote from Wikipedia:
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The killer whale's large size and strength make it among the fastest marine mammals, often reaching speeds in excess of 35 kn (65km/h).
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65km/h converts to about 45MPH. I believe tuna have a cruising speed around 15-25MPH and bursts up to 50MPH. |
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09-06-2009, 08:19 PM
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Location: Gloucester Massachusetts
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They have been seen off of Cape Ann on a rare occasion.
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09-06-2009, 08:20 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Norwich Ct
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I thought the same about a Bluefin's speed.The way Charlie told the story it appears that even if the tuna had the advantage of speed[which it seems they do not] the Killer Whales actually herded the tuna,then kept circling them,and then the whales would go into the school one at a time and pick them off.He told me he witnessed it with his own eyes as he was commercial fishing for them at the time,which explains why he was there.
The one thing that I will allways remember about him telling this story was how upset he was with the whales wasting so many big money fish.
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