A bluefin tuna has been caught in the North Sea for the first time in around 90 years, a development being hailed by fishermen and conservationists as a sign of the species' return to British waters. The fish, once common but driven away by overfishing and warming seas last century, was hooked off the UK coast, marking a notable moment for marine wildlife recovery in the region.

Bluefin tuna vanished from the North Sea by the 1930s after decades of intensive fishing, and their reappearance has been linked to conservation efforts and shifting sea temperatures that have made the area more hospitable again. Sightings and catches of the species have become increasingly common around UK coasts in recent years, with this latest catch offering fresh evidence that the fish are re-establishing themselves in waters they had long abandoned.